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Don't Bogart

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Sir Napsalot said:
I saw them at the LA Forum during their "Fragile" tour in '72
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I saw them once and in the middle of roundabout they stopped and Jon started yelling at someone in the front of audience. Threatened to walk off stage if this person didn't stop doing "something". They then pick up -to the note - where they left off. Blew us away. Like picking up a record needle and placing right back in the same spot.
Tight, tight band.
 
Jimdamick

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Ah, the memories :)

Here's some squeeze box & tin whistle ( my favorite, the whistle/ I play a little but my wife hates it/me when I play, so I don't :( )


 
Jimdamick

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Don't Bogart said:
I saw them once and in the middle of roundabout they stopped and Jon started yelling at someone in the front of audience. Threatened to walk off stage if this person didn't stop doing "something". They then pick up -to the note - where they left off. Blew us away. Like picking up a record needle and placing right back in the same spot.
Tight, tight band.
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You started it :)
Yea, I love Yes.
The walls of my bedroom were covered with Yes/Dean posters.

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For some reason I really didn't care that much for this album, Relayer, now I love it


Very tough decision, but I think this is my favorite

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I'm done/I'll stop
Bye :)
 
topcat

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I worked for JBL for two summers as a student. I got a 50% discount on a pair of L100's, the hip monitors of the time. I still have them and won't let them go. That discount was the only way I could afford them, $300 each, retail in 1974. Made me feel like an audiophile. Still do. Also had a Dual 1209.
Edit; Remember this Maxell ad? That's an L100 blowing that guy away.:)
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Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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topcat said:
I worked for JBL for two summers as a student. I got a 50% discount on a pair of L100's, the hip monitors of the time. I still have them and won't let them go. That discount was the only way I could afford them, $300 each, retail in 1974. Made me feel like an audiophile. Still do. Also had a Dual 1209.
Edit; Remember this Maxell ad? That's an L100 blowing that guy away.:)
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I dug this out of a dumpster when the stereo shop closed

It had the original blue diaphragm- I sold it for ~$300 on eBay to a guy in Russia

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Jimdamick

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topcat said:
I worked for JBL for two summers as a student. I got a 50% discount on a pair of L100's, the hip monitors of the time. I still have them and won't let them go. That discount was the only way I could afford them, $300 each, retail in 1974. Made me feel like an audiophile. Still do. Also had a Dual 1209.
Edit; Remember this Maxell ad? That's an L100 blowing that guy away.:)
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I'm an addict when it comes to music/audio equipment (that and film :) )
I have spent a LOT of money buying/upgrading equipment.
I can't remember 3/4 of the stuff I owned over the years, just certain items, like my 1st own audio device that I got in 1968 & was a Realistic cassette player from RadioShack that I would play on a loop this (all I had on cassette then)

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And this

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When I finally got some serious equipment together I loved blowing out matches out with my 12" subs driven thru a Yamaha amp that a friend brought back from Japan (couldn't get the good stuff here yet) when he was in Vietnam.

3 items I remember though were these, my Teac reel to reel

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And these, my Polk 901's :)

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And this, the 1st CD player, the Sony CD-101 ($750, can you believe? )

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This was my 1st CD ($25 :( )


This tune I used as my match test.
If the speakers couldn't blow out the match at 3', away they went (useless :) )
Oh yea, my neighbors loved me :)

 
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Jimdamick

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Do you know what I was thinking?
Of course not :)
Anyway, it was how many good/great musicians are from our neighbors up north, Canada.
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bare Naked Ladies, Steppenwolf, Crash Test Dummies, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive to name a few.
These guys are Canadian & great to shower too (just don't slip when you start to dance :) )

 
CunningCanuk

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Jimdamick said:
Do you know what I was thinking?
Of course not :)
Anyway, it was how many good/great musicians are from our neighbors up north, Canada.
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bare Naked Ladies, Steppenwolf, Crash Test Dummies, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive to name a few.
These guys are Canadian & great to shower too (just don't slip when you start to dance :) )

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Good list there James (Steppenwolf, one of my faves), but we need to add a few more.



And one of the greatest bands of all time, IMO. RIP Gord. We miss you.

 
topcat

topcat

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Jimdamick said:
I'm an addict when it comes to music/audio equipment (that and film :) )
I have spent a LOT of money buying/upgrading equipment.
I can't remember 3/4 of the stuff I owned over the years, just certain items, like my 1st own audio device that I got in 1968 & was a Realistic cassette player from RadioShack that I would play on a loop this (all I had on cassette then)

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And this

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When I finally got some serious equipment together I loved blowing out matches out with my 12" subs driven thru a Yamaha amp that a friend brought back from Japan (couldn't get the good stuff here yet) when he was in Vietnam.

3 items I remember though were these, my Teac reel to reel

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And these, my Polk 901's :)

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And this, the 1st CD player, the Sony CD-101 ($750, can you believe? )

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This was my 1st CD ($25 :( )


This tune I used as my match test.
If the speakers couldn't blow out the match at 3', away they went (useless :) )
Oh yea, my neighbors loved me :)

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Bose 901's were big for years.
 
CatHedral

CatHedral

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Jimdamick said:
I'm an addict when it comes to music/audio equipment (that and film :) )
I have spent a LOT of money buying/upgrading equipment.
I can't remember 3/4 of the stuff I owned over the years, just certain items, like my 1st own audio device that I got in 1968 & was a Realistic cassette player from RadioShack that I would play on a loop this (all I had on cassette then)

View attachment 4976563

And this

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When I finally got some serious equipment together I loved blowing out matches out with my 12" subs driven thru a Yamaha amp that a friend brought back from Japan (couldn't get the good stuff here yet) when he was in Vietnam.

3 items I remember though were these, my Teac reel to reel

View attachment 4976564

And these, my Polk 901's :)

View attachment 4976565

And this, the 1st CD player, the Sony CD-101 ($750, can you believe? )

View attachment 4976568

This was my 1st CD ($25 :( )


This tune I used as my match test.
If the speakers couldn't blow out the match at 3', away they went (useless :) )
Oh yea, my neighbors loved me :)

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Your Polks look distressingly like Bose "direct/reflecting". I met a pair of those in '79. Big sound if not razor sharp.

Note logo.

I dont know about those, but current Bose is crap. They ue dishonest equalization to make "big bass" from small boxes. The bass is equal parts boom and mush.
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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Jimdamick said:
I'm an addict when it comes to music/audio equipment (that and film :) )
I have spent a LOT of money buying/upgrading equipment.
I can't remember 3/4 of the stuff I owned over the years, just certain items, like my 1st own audio device that I got in 1968 & was a Realistic cassette player from RadioShack that I would play on a loop this (all I had on cassette then)

View attachment 4976563

And this

View attachment 4976558

When I finally got some serious equipment together I loved blowing out matches out with my 12" subs driven thru a Yamaha amp that a friend brought back from Japan (couldn't get the good stuff here yet) when he was in Vietnam.

3 items I remember though were these, my Teac reel to reel

View attachment 4976564

And these, my Polk 901's :)

View attachment 4976565

And this, the 1st CD player, the Sony CD-101 ($750, can you believe? )

View attachment 4976568

This was my 1st CD ($25 :( )


This tune I used as my match test.
If the speakers couldn't blow out the match at 3', away they went (useless :) )
Oh yea, my neighbors loved me :)

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Got a set of paradigm phantoms and a Kenwood amp, the front end is digital these days and high quality is a FLAC file played from the network or some other device via bluetooth.
 
HGCC

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My job quitting got weird. Guess it was the straw that broke the camels back, quite a few others had just walked and the sales team went ballistic on the management team. Currently there is an attempt underway to oust this current management team. I'm still leaving, but they are sending me and this lady way up the chain of command to go talk with the executive level people. It's interesting.
 
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