Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:37:32 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Was: speaker rec..... Now:Ms Krall
In-Reply-To: <4844BA12.5000800@gwtc.net>
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That's internet radio, not artist/recording/personnel information and its
unavailable in Canada.
IMHO the best internet radio is http://www.radioparadise.com/.
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Jeff <jjolson@gwtc.net> wrote:
> Sorry for continuing the off-topic thread - pandora.com. This is the
> premier music site on the net...
>
> jeff
>
>
> Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> My favourite place for info about that 'drug' is http://www.allmusic.com/
>>
>> After calling up your latest fave bass player or whatever you can click on
>> 'Credits' and see a list of the records he's played on. You can find out
>> that John Clayton's been on 300 or so records and whose they were........
>>
>> The site is run by the brother of Dan Earlewine, guitar repairman with
>> Stewart-Macdonald.
>>
>> This guitar repairman loves to listen to John Clayton in his Vanagons.
>> :)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I bit the bullet and bought some $300 6" 3 way speakers from a french
>>> company by the name of Focal. They've held up very well over the past 6
>>> or
>>> 7 years and have handled the 75 RMS w/channel of my power amp nicely.
>>> Dynamat in the doors did help, but building some carbon fiber stiifeners
>>> for the door panels was a win as well. I wish Klipsch made some old
>>> school
>>> car speakers, even though a pair of LaScalas would fit in the back of my
>>> van. 75 RMS would blow the windshield out of the frame if the back
>>> window
>>> didn't fail first! One of the problems with really good car speakers is
>>> that you now get to hear how bad your amplifier is either with distortion
>>> or
>>> the hum. At road speed not so much, but sitting still, yes.
>>>
>>> I had a fantasy about Diana Krall riding shotgun in my Vanagon(RVC), but
>>> without the twins and Elvis Costello. The Hamilton Clayton Jazz
>>> Orchestra
>>> is awesome, and don't forget Anthony Wilson on the hollow body. The Jeff
>>> Hamilton Trio is another keeper from the good ol' days. would've never
>>> gotten into them if it hadn't been for watching and listening to them
>>> perform with Ms. Krall in Memphis back in 2002. My goodness, what an
>>> artist; and she keeps the glamorous thing going too. Four different
>>> microphones on that Steinway of hers.
>>>
>>> One of the cool features of ebay's half.com is you can punch in an
>>> artist's name and half.com will find every CD or DVD that artist ever
>>> performed on and it includes imports likely not at your local Best Buy/
>>> Sam
>>> Goody. Some unique collaborations have surfaced as a result. Then they
>>> tell you what's used out there, what's new and list each seller's price
>>> from
>>> cheapest to most expensive. Sometimes the new stuff is less than the
>>> used.
>>> And about half of the CD's listed have reviews listed after the run down
>>> of what songs are on the CD.
>>>
>>> All this information of course, to enhance the driving pleasure of your
>>> Vanagon experience.
>>>
>>> DM&FS "Music is my drug of choice"
>>>
>>> At 09:55 PM 6/1/2008, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton are great jazz players, DB and drums
>>>> respectively. You can hear them on records with Benny Green, Diana
>>>> Krall
>>>> and many more.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:24 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good point about the resistance of the speakers Jake. Something
>>>>> confirmed by Jeff's comment on power useage. Hadn't thought of that.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just figured something more durable that wouldn't eventually get
>>>>> beat up (like the speakers currently installed in the doors) and
>>>>> sounded decent, would fit the bill.
>>>>>
>>>>> True these speakers can lack low end. Placement is crucial. They were
>>>>> designed as "book shelf" speakers. The low end would be enhanced by
>>>>> proximity to the wall or ?. Not so easy to do when mounted down low in
>>>>> a Vanagon! --- :^)
>>>>>
>>>>> " John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton" ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh now I have to google...... and learn something! --- ;^)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Neil.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Jake de Villiers
>>>>> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I honestly don't know why you'd do that Neil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Car stereos typically are looking for a 4 ohm load, not the 8 ohms
>>>>>>
>>>>>> that
>>>>
>>>> home
>>>>>
>>>>> stereo loudspeakers provide. In addotion, your low end response will
>>>>>>
>>>>>> be
>>>>
>>>> limited by the teeny enclosures rather than using the door cavity as a
>>>>>>
>>>>>> giant
>>>>>
>>>>> speaker box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its quite easy to mount 6" two way speakers in the front doors that
>>>>>>
>>>>>> will
>>>>
>>>> outperform those little boxes, and they won't be pointed at your feet!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got pix if you want......6" in the front doors, 5 1/4" in the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> overhead
>>>>>
>>>>> cupboard, 10" sub with real power under the rear seat. John Clayton
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Hamilton sound great!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:03 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've been thinking of installing a pair of RS Minimus 7 (aka Optimus
>>>>>>> PRO-X44AV) in my Westy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone using these in their Vanagon? Opinions?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not sure yet how well they would fit below the dash.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sadly I only have one left. The other one got sold with my old truck
>>>>>>> the "blue flame".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone know where to get them new?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I used them as home stereo speakers, and for a short while, as
>>>>>>> reference monitors for audio recording. For what they were, they
>>>>>>> sounded quite good to me. And they were well built, and stood up
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Neil.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Jetta-fied Westfalia - "Jaco"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>>>>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jake
>>>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Jetta-fied Westfalia - "Jaco"
>>>>>
>>>>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jake
>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>>
>>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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