Hi-

All my pianist friends are tied up, and Jerry Bruck and I want to try out a couple of new pairs of mics on the awesome Stuart & Sons piano he is now babysitting. I can hardly get through "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and so we need someone whose playing doesn't suck so we can move the mics around and not groan while doing it.

Jerry's studio is on West 26th.

We are shooting to start around 3:30 or 4:00 PM, and go for an hour or so.

"Consider an experiment that was recently published in the journal Science showing that scientists could retroactively change something that had happened in the past. Particles had to decide how to behave when they hit a beam splitter. Later on, the experimenter could turn a second switch on or off. It turns out that what the observer decided at that point, determined what the particle did in the past."

- Robert Lanza, M.D.

http://streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/blog/10-girls-that-will-dump-you-on-tour/

I thought for sure that one of my ex-girlfriends would be on this list, but no. I could've -- I should've -- written this list, but that would have been too personal.

I have auditioned two Verity Audio speakers - the Finn and the Parsifal Ovation. The Parsifal blew me away - it is a wonderful speaker!

At half of the price of the Parsifal, the Rienzi is closer to my budget, but I cannot audition it. Has anyone directly compared the Rienzi to the Parsifal? How much of the Parsifal magic does it capture?

Regards,

Mark

Imagine my surprise when I opened the latest AARP magazine to find an article on the virtues of vinyl playback. It included several references to "vinyl guru Michael Fremer" and quotes from him. Whether you're into vinyl or not, ya gotta give Mikey props for passing his passion for vinyl playback on to as many people as he can. I thought it was a pretty well written article, really highlighting all of the positive aspects of the medium. One part cracked me up though.

Hi All,

I have a pair of Gallo's ref. III and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a suitable matching pre-power amp to go with them. Unfortunately I found out that my old B&K is not powerful enough and have damaged the speakers.. not wanting to take any chances I seek for advise from those of you who have some to offer.

Behold the Magico COQ

http://www.magicoq.net/