Stuff, bother, and whatnot. With tubes.
Posted in Hi-Fi on Dec 1st, 2009
Here’s a field recording I made with my iPhone. It’s a native Mexican group doing a Day of the Dead song and dance. The lonesome train whistle in the background gives it a nice eerie quality. Day of the Dead audio in San Antonio
Posted in Hi-Fi on Sep 15th, 2009
Interview with Foetus, July 2, 1995 Interview with J.G. Thirlwell, aka Foetus, on WTUL, Tulane University. Pardon the idolatry; I had wanted to meet the man for years. He was really quite gracious to do the interview.
Posted in Hi-Fi on Aug 5th, 2009
I recently purchased a Technics SL1200MK2 for a very good price and used it to replace my Lenco L75, which I used with a Grado MC+ mono cart (I use a VPI Scout/Dynavector 10×5 for stereo). I decided to upgrade the Technics, just to see what all the fuss about this turntable is about. I [...]
Posted in Hi-Fi on Jan 18th, 2009
Here are some MP3s I made from cassette recordings of shows I made during my KLSU days. I recorded these shows with cheap Normal grade audio cassettes, which are starting to deteriorate. So sound quality is likely to be spotty. I’ve had some tapes come off of their spools, so I can’t even play them. [...]
Posted in Hi-Fi on Sep 12th, 2008
I am fortunate in that I own three museum-quality McIntosh amplifiers: two MC30 tube amps, and one MC2505 solid-state amp. The MC30s are my primary amps — they sound wonderful, open and warm, and are completely non-fatiguing. Their midrange is nothing short of magical. But every now and then I like to shift things around, [...]