My total satisfaction audio wise has kept me from the forums for while. However, lately the wiring on my Dual 505 started giving out. Since for some reason summer means vinyl, also the limitation of the om10 needle started to bug me. So it started, I bought an om20 needle last weekend, and I...

Hi guys, Completely in step with the current fashion in hifi, I'm totally bitten by the vinyl bug Already picked up a bunch of vinyl for next to nothing, and have a Project Phonobox II coming this way, but I still need to find a turntable. Yes, I'm doing it completely backwards, but it's...

so I saw this lying in the CD-store today, and was most tempted to buy. it includes: original album remastered bonus disc with demos, alternate takes, live versions DVD (some live stuff and a making-of IIRC) the price held me back though...I bought Grace for 8,- euros, this one goes...

I've been listening to a Shoutcast statio called Drone Zone, which plays all sorts of ambient and ambient-ish music, and one artist that stands out to me as being especially excellent is Dilate. name sound familiar to anyone? suggestions/comments?

you know when you ask for recommendations in a certain direction, read some reviews..you develop a certain expectation of the sound of the music. but sometimes, it just turns out 'wrong'. yeah, it fits the pattern, the genre, bt this is some application of the elements of the genre that work...

Ok, I finally got both CD's, Saviour and Lights Out, based on recommendations from you guys, and rather positive reviews all over the net. they were released around here last week. figured I might share my thoughts: Saviour...very mixed on this. openign track starts great, then drags on for...

I'm looking for some strong trip-hop recommendations. perhaps not so much like Portishead or downbeat stuff like that, but more like stronger moments on Bjork - Homogenic, and Ulver - Perdition City. any ideas?

basically, I need something new, and I don't know what..spent hours browsing, but I don't like buying a book just based on the cover (although that did persuade me to read Affinity and Blood And Gold, two of my favourite books). I need help! books/writers I like: I just finished reading...

you know, I can't help but do a bunch of research before purchasing anything. CD's, books, electronics. even what movie to watch takes some research. you just can't go out and rent "any" movie! well, I bet a lot of you guys can relate to this. ...or at least I hope so and, when it comes...

I'm afraid this will be kinda long, and I'll ramble a lot, but I seriously need an informed second opinion. so, well, after ditching MD and spending about half a year without any form of portable audio (aside from a dissapointing run-in with a Pana ct590), I finally decided to throw some cash...

well, I'm totally sick of WinME. been so ever since I got it, but sometimes you just can't choose. anyway, it's come to the point where I want to run software ME doesn't even support, so I want to upgrade. there's two things that make me unsure about this move tho. one, I'm only running a...

whoever thought that a product that would be handheld a lot should have lots of chrome-like shiny surfaces should get his head checked IMO! was browsing at the local electronics store, and while a lot of those new MP3 players look smashing in pictures, in RL they're just disgusting. totally...

I've bene playing with this idea for a while, since I bought Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children and Pink Floyd - Meddle at the same time. what would bands like Pink Floyd sound like now, if they were like 'reincarnated'? Pink Floyd might very well be making trippy electronic...

there's quite a bit of hype around of their (his?) new album, Regard The End, even our own authority on 'classic rock' likes em (Mart Smeets, sports-reporter, writer, and all-round rolemodel of the sigar-smoking, whiskey-drinking, Neil Young-worshipping 50yr old cool guy). very positive review...

ok, I bet I got this in English-class, but I forgot. what do they mean? y'know, in English, not the straight Latin translation.

I just stumbled across this band trying to find the Delerium Records site....and wow! just downloaded the sample, and it's sounds like a more rock-influenced Massive Attack (think Ulver - Perdition City), but with great female vocals! anyone know this band? I'm intrigued to say the least!

I have this weird problem on this computer, mainly with InCD and MemTrax, where the 'skins' they use for the windows don't fit. with Memtrax everything is out of whack, with buttons floating outside the window and text not fitting what seems to be the designated space. with InCD it's...

I'm heavily into Aimee Mann ever since it got a lot of mentions in the best-of-2002 thread, and the Uncut a couple of months back with the free singer/songwriter CD only made me more interested in the genre. but there's just too much, and too much good stuff out there for me to make any sense of...

Oh....My....God.... I was downloading the excellent, classic, Phil Collins track In The Air Tonight...and stumbled across this version with Lil Kim... it's like...undiscribable (indiscribable?)... check for yourself, on Kazaa or whatever.... I need a drink

I just discovered this type of poem (read Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon ), and I must say, I'm kinda hooked! the stuff I'm writing hasn't been much good, but I think I've got the basics down: 17 syllabels (sp?), 5-7-5, and a seasonal theme (a Kigo). so, any pointers/ideas on what makes...

crap...just when I wanted to search back to a couple of threads...the search function goes down... is it just me? will it be back? soon? help! I'm like...totally lost now

(I borrowed the pics from pconline.com and digi51.com, hope they don’t mind, Japanese sites…) I found there’s a typical lack of good reviews on this particular unit on the net, at least in English. Not fair! This may just be the finest unit on the market, besides the Dr. Seven and perhaps the...

anybody had their MD repaired? what was the problem, what did it cost? also, in general, how long after a unit is taken out of production will they be able to get spare parts for repairs? I'm supposed to know what the regualtion is on that matter (but obviously, I forgot) in the EU, but it...

something quite unsettling happened to me just yesterday. I was recording my new CD Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (definite req BTW!) onto an MD (TDK MD-RXG) that had Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stamping Ground on it. what I did was plug everything in, turn the MDP (Sharp...

well, with only a couple of best-of-2002 lists left, and the 2003 closer than it has ever been... what releases are you anticipating next year? for me, especially the first months will be exciting. a new Gordian Knot in January, this time wil Bill Bruford on drums! hard to not get overly...