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dansteel
 
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Default Favortie Nostalgic Audio Gear & Recordings

Ok...for wierdness the (same company that made the cartrides and a
couple of turntables)Empire speakers that were shaped like end tables
with a big round marble top and had a six-sided cylindrical body. It
had an 8" down firing woofer, and a mid/tweet combo behind a small
grille section on one of the sides...also came in a bigger model with
larger drivers...truly strange but fun..

For sound quality, while there are many faves I remember in each
category, I'll go with the JBL Paragon (tri-amped and with a Crown EQ
correctly utilized, if anyone remembers that piece), the Rogers LS/35A
speakers...I know that's like saying your two fave dates were Pamela
Anderson & Alannis Morrisette...and for electronics, ARC's SP3-A with
the mods that followed...and to not go on forever...the first
Electrocompaniet 25 watt class A amp (can't remmember the model #)

OK..now for records...and I'm going to leave out classical recordings
cuz there's too many...The Casino Royale Jame Bond double disc on
London Phase Four (I know)...Ry Cooder's "Jazz"...Sheffield's "King
James" (absolutley mindblowing on the Paragon system even after
decades of "evolution" with high-end gear and still playing the
redord/cd)...Pete Townsend & Ronnie Lane's "Rough Mix"...Mac's
"Rumours" (sorry) and Bing Crosby's...dammit I can't remember the
title, but it was later in his life and had "There's Nothing That I
Haven't Sung About" and "As Time Goes By" on it. It was stolen from my
collection awhile back so maybe someone will help me with the title.

One of my fave older CD's was that Telarc disc "Roundup" with all the
cowboy movie/tv themes..it was so damn fun and dynamic with great
arrangements. Oh, well, once again...hopefully this isn't too boring.
God knows I could on about this stuff.