mark58 wrote on 12/14/13 at 13:49:04:Lon, I read about your adventure yesterday. How can you use only a motorcycle in Ohio? I can almost understand it in Austin. You've survived decades of riding without becoming an organ donor maybe at age 60 you should consider 4 wheels. I enjoy our exchanges and would hate to lose you. With your HR-1's out of Zigi's work Shop, I hope mine are nearing lift off...haven't heard anything yet.
I looked up the "End Up Sofa", their stuff looks great. I may replace the sofa in my den with one. But boy are they heavy. What I especially like is if the cushions get worn or dirty or you just want another look...just order a new set from the huge fabric selection. I'd been eyeing some "Amish" furniture too. There's a store I drive by on occasion but I've never gone in.
I got more than usual yesterday from Half Price Books and Records...a Live Jean Luc Ponty album, three early Cat Stevens LPs, Joni Mitchell's "Miles of Aisles", a Traffic LP, an Ella Fitzgerald LP I'd never seen before and a Classical LP of Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. The first LP up today...below...I guess it technically isn't a Traffic LP...huh
I too can't get into "Bitches Brew" but love all Miles prior to that LP. I may "Get It" yet...I'll continue to try on occasion It took me a while to really enjoy Miles' Second Great Quintet's albums but it was worth the effort. Different strokes for different folks...as the saying goes...Mark.
Mark, I'd say that's a Traffic album through and through.
I don't like cars. When I need to I drive my Dad's car, an '02 Mitsubishi, perfectly fine car, I take them to the doctor's offices in that, my only real way to get an excursion. But I'd rather walk the 3/4 of a mile to my place and back a few times a day than drive that car when there is snow and ice on the road. And I have over the decades accumlated the gear to ride a motorcycle through almost any weather but icy conditions, and to be honest I relish it, it's exciting and exhilirating and I swear it keeps me healthy.
I expect the new HR-1s to sound wonderful . . . after about 2 to 3 thousand hours. They are rather lean and dry til then, on and off, and they'll be played upstairs in my second system for months before they come down to my main system. I may set up my DAL Audio "Retro" gain-clone amp up in the meantim up there to save on tube life.
That inexpensive little amp sounds "good"--but it's no Torii.
Right now, Mozart from this set, Dad is having a rough morning but Mozart always helps.