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Steve Lefkowicz

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Last Activity: 02-09-2023, 07:38 AM

Joined: 02-01-2016

Location: 3 miles from Disneyland, CA

Steve Lefkowicz replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

02-08-2023, 06:11 PM
I created a playlist in Tidal with all of Nik Bartsch's releases (Ronin, Mobile and solo) and just put it on shuffle. It has 73 tracks and is about 10...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

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02-07-2023, 02:01 PM
The Mastelottos - Too Much Happiness: A Romantic's Guide to King Crimson (Qobuz, 16/44.1). What an interesting take on several old KC songs.
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Steve Lefkowicz replied to How Long Should A Reviewer Listen Before Putting Pen To Paper

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02-06-2023, 03:00 AM
I assumed the question referred to equipment. I rarely do music articles but those I have done were usually after four or five listens. Also depends on...

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Steve Lefkowicz commented on Steve Lefkowicz's reply to How Long Should A Reviewer Listen Before Putting Pen To Paper

in General Audio Topics

02-06-2023, 02:58 AM
The review may have been accurate based on what was heard, but the conclusions would have been based on incomplete data.

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to How Long Should A Reviewer Listen Before Putting Pen To Paper

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02-05-2023, 03:08 PM
One week is still “first impressions” and those often are incomplete or or insufficient. I can’t think of how many times my thoughts on a piece...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Chil(l)y Day in Dallas

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02-02-2023, 01:14 AM
Now that has me thinking it’s time to make some chili too! We all have our favorite recipes with our own secret ingredients!

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Steve Lefkowicz commented on Rob's reply to Small Spade to Banana adapter?

in Speaker Cables

01-27-2023, 08:42 PM
that might work.

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Steve Lefkowicz commented on Deyoung's reply to Small Spade to Banana adapter?

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01-26-2023, 08:48 PM
They are borrowed, can't really change them up. Otherwise I would drive to Alex's to be re-terminated.

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

01-26-2023, 06:29 PM
I haven't listened to The Bothy Band since I was in college in the late 1970s!

The Bothy Band - 1975: The First Album (Qobuz, 16/44.1 stream)...

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Steve Lefkowicz started a topic Small Spade to Banana adapter?

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01-26-2023, 04:20 PM
Small Spade to Banana adapter?

A friend gave me a pair of WyWires Diamond speaker cable to use in my system. Issue is they were terminated for use with Vandersteen speakers, so the...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Some Humor to Get Your Through Monday!

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01-26-2023, 12:36 PM
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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Some Humor to Get Your Through Monday!

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01-26-2023, 10:45 AM
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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Some Humor to Get Your Through Monday!

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01-25-2023, 01:51 PM
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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Some Humor to Get Your Through Monday!

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01-24-2023, 06:07 PM
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Steve Lefkowicz replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

01-24-2023, 06:05 PM
Dr. John - Things Happen That Way (Qobuz 24/44.1). Dr. John's last album, and a wonderful send off it is.

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Mulligan Meets Webster

in Golden Age of Stereo Recordings!!!

01-21-2023, 12:13 PM
In Discogs, the earliest LP is dated 1960. Is the stereo version well done or is this best heard in mono? Is it worth hunting down an original or are...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to Blast From The Past

in Amplifiers

01-20-2023, 11:57 AM
Didn’t they claim it only worked right if you used their preamp too?
There was a shop in Syracuse, NY in the mid/late 70s that advertised on...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

01-19-2023, 04:45 PM
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Unfinished - Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World (Remastered) - Münchner Philharmoniker & Sergiu Celibidache (Qobuz...

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Steve Lefkowicz replied to The Problem I Have with Movie Sound

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01-17-2023, 05:29 PM
We don't have a separate theater setup, and just run the TV through the two-channel stereo. Sounds great but I have to hold the remote when we watch movies...

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Steve Lefkowicz commented on Viva Hifi Scott's reply to A Reboot: Show Us Your Turntable

in Turntables

01-14-2023, 07:59 PM
Is it that much better than the Merrill Williams?

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