This has to be one of the best audio tweaks I’ve ever come across, and probably one of the cheapest as well. You could spend hundreds of dollars on isolation platforms, fancy feet or other devices for your equipment, or you could take a handful of quarters to the nearest gumball machine and buy…superballs?? Yes, you read correctly: those rubber balls we bounced around the house as kids are a great audio tweak!
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Musician Humor: All-Star Jazz Band
Can’t say I’ve heard of many of these…but on the other hand, it’s very well possible I’ve known at least one or two of them from various bands in the past!
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Genesis Tour and SACD Releases
I just caught the webcast of the Genesis press conference in the UK announcing some important Genesis news, including details about an upcoming tour, and the release of the long-awaited surround sound versions of all of their studio albums. While there is no new Genesis music in the works, there is still plenty for Genesis fans to look forward to in the coming year.
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Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day (DVD-Audio)
First of all, if you like Pat Metheny, the Group, or surround music in general, I urge you to go out and buy this DVD-A presentation of Imaginary Day immediately, before it disappears! While it perhaps isn’t my favorite of the Pat Metheny Group’s recordings, the surround presentation of this recording gives it an added dimension that the standard two-channel version could not convey. For surround sound fans, it is demonstration quality and will give your system a workout with both incredible dynamics and minute details. On that alone, I highly recommend this DVD-A.
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Chicago II on DVD-Audio
It’s pointless to do a review of an album that is almost 35 years old, as any dyed-in-the-wool Chicago fan already knows this entire double album front to back. The new twist is that this is a DVD-Audio release, and as it is currently out of print, you’d best pick it up now if you ever want to own it. There is a good reason to buy this recording, and surprisingly it’s not for the surround mix!
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