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By coincidence, I just purchased the same Sony model (well, it is the Costco version of the S5100, which has a Costco-only number). It WAS a little surprising to me that Sony decided to provide a digital coax output, instead of an optical output (for us folks with older AVRs that don't haved...

I think you can debate forever about best and worst periods, as well as genres, but the thing that I notice is that the rate of change in popular music seems to have slowed down. With the exception of rap and hip-hop, you can argue that most of the other forms/genres of rock and pop music...

Yeah, when you first start watching the movie, it takes a while before you realize that the character who is singing songs on the boat is doing all of these Bowie covers. Interestingly, I had never heard the Bowie version of "Queen B*tch", until I watched this movie. (It is from the Hunky...

Not to suggest the obvious, but check out www.vandersteen.com, to see Vandersteen's suggestions. They have a home theater set-up that is based on the 1c speaker for the fronts. Your 2c's would be an upgrade on this, but my guess is that the recommended center and rear speakers for the 1c would...

After placement of the sub, I'd say the next most important issue is room treatment, to break up room resonant nodes. Although these can be partially controlled via sub placement, and possibly via EQ, there may still be a need for bass traps to break up standing waves, etc. Thanks for...

The Beatles sometimes took some atypical positions on things, and were pretty capitalistic on occasion. I always get a kick out of "Taxman", their protest song against high taxation rates! Then there are the songs that are ambiguous enough so that people of any position can read their own...

A couple of my friends in college (mid-70's) were big Prine fans, and I used to have a couple of cassettes recorded from their LPs, but they've all gone by the wayside. The above posts have inspired me to get some Prine back in my collection! The same post above also mentioned Steve Goodman...

To add a little to the previous post about what mode you are listening in - if you are using one of your receiver's built-in proprietary "music modes" (e.g. modes with names like "Rock Concert", "Jazz Club", etc.), many of these don't direct any signal to the center channel speaker. They just...

I was previously unfamiliar with their music, but heard the Violent Femmes "36-24-36" playing at a music store, and liked it a lot. Hard to say who they sound like, but in some songs I hear a Velvet Underground influence.

I voted for: - additional finishes - amplifier features - slimmer profile Basically my finish preference is for a piano-black glossy or semi-glossy finish, but others will be trying to match the look of their sub to whatever their other speakers look like. I'm not real clear as to the...

MDS, Thanks for your reply/answers. As I had tried to make clear in my original post, my questions were more about what I was "allowed" to do, within the rules, so to speak, rather than about how to get around the DRM. I suppose there is some legitimate gray area here, where the...

Can someone summarize the practical aspects of legally sharing songs that are stored in iTunes? I want to understand two separate cases: 1. Songs that I have ripped myself, from CDs that I own, but in AAC format, that are in my iTunes Library. 2. Songs that I have purchased (also in...

Yeah, I am getting/understanding the semantics of both sides of this 2.0 vs. 2.1 question. Strictly speaking, 2.1 nomenclature would imply the existence of a separate LFE channel. But, it seemed pretty clear to me that what was meant was just the use of a separate subwoofer for reproducing the...

I was also going to vote for The Big Man, Clarence Clemmons, but was going to throw in the sax solo in "Born to Run". It's brief, and pretty simple, but it is (to me), one of the classic rock sax solos. Steve Berlin has done some great tenor sax work on Los Lobos albums, as well as for The...

The post (a few posts up) about the New York Dolls' album got me to pull out my copy and give a listen. Lot's of great songs, including "Pills" (aka Rock and Roll Nurse), "Trash", and "Looking for a Kiss". Fans of the Dolls should also check out the first solo album from David Johansen (the...

Oops, my bad. In my post just above I meant to say Paul Rodgers as the former Bad Company and Free singer who is now singing with Queen. (Simon Kirke was the drummer for both bands.)

I was interested to see the recommendation above for Humble Pie's "Rock On", which is indeed a very good, and under-rated album. "Shine On", with Peter Frampton handling the vocals, is a real classic. For those who want a good Pie sampler, there is one of those "Millenium" greatest hits CDs...

Yeah, I would have to say that for the vast majority of dorm room residents and their guests, the three most important criteria are volume, volume, and volume. And if it is a lot of rap and hip-hop being played, then it is maximum bass volume (or perhaps vibration level), out of all proportion...

Most of my iPod is loaded with my CDs, but I recently won a $50 iTunes gift card (in one of this web-site's contests!). Some of my purchases have been of songs now being used in TV ads, that I didn't already have on CD or vinyl: - AM Radio by Everclear (GM ads) - Lust for Life by Iggy Pop...

This thread has been around so long, I can't remember if I already went! In case I didn't, or in case my view of best has changed, here's my list: 1. Led Zeppelin - probably 1972? (they were starting to play some songs from the Houses of the Holy album, but it hadn't been released yet) -...