© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Horswispr Recent reviews written by member Horswispr en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_469865893508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - I was listening to KCSM, the local jazz station, when I stumbled on this one. Whoa, is this vibrophonist Gary Burton's latest? Nice smooth groove. Reminds me of Chick Corea's Sea Journey as covered by Burton and Pat Metheny on Burton's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469865893508 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:23:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469865893508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489300070020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - A Marantz Model 105 tuner was added to my collection of vintage stereo gear a couple of years ago. It's a simple analog AM/FM tuner that has mono and muting switches, and little else in the way of features. Most importantly, it has the famous... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489300070020 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489300070020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489289191044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - My world temporarily fell apart the other night. Trader Joes was out of Altoids. Altoids are Callard and Bowser's excellent little "curiously strong" mints that taste great and make your breath minty fresh. I suck on them during the day. The kids I work... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489289191044 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:49:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489289191044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487710101124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - If you're into restoring vintage loudspeakers, occasionally you're going to have to replace capacitors in the crossover network of speakers you buy on eBay or Craigslist. The crossover network is responsible for routing the proper signal to the woofer,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487710101124 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:36:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487710101124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486386536068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - The KLH Model 21 is a small mono radio that was made back in the 1960s. Audio Hall of Famer Henry Kloss (of KLH, AR, and Advent fame) was involved in its design, and it (and Kloss) was influential in the design of the more recent Tivoli Model 1 mono... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486386536068 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:34:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486386536068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481874906756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Every guitarist needs a capo. It's the little device one uses to "fret" all strings at once, so you can play in familiar chord shapes up the neck. For example, if a given singer wants to do a G song in B-flat, she can capo 3, play as she normally would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481874906756 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481874906756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464023359108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - This will be something of a minimalist review, as I knew nothing of Jim Hall until recently, but I hope that minimalism doesn't take anything away from my enthusiasm for this recording.It was sent to me (sans liner notes) by someone for whom I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464023359108 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:33:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464023359108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439704522372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - By the time the Pat Metheny Group recorded American Garage (1979), Metheny's sound was already beginning to change. His earliest albums, Bright Size Life (1976) and and Watercolors (1977), ranged from minimalist, introspective jazz guitar musings by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439704522372 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:40:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439704522372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442310364804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Bright Size Life was jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's first album. Recorded in 1975, and released in 1976, it features only Metheny on guitar, Jaco Pastorius on bass, and Bob Moses on drums. The larger-scale "Pat Metheny Group" that drew thousands to arenas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442310364804 Sun, 10 May 2009 15:28:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442310364804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457360641668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - The JBL L-100 is one of the best-known home stereo loudspeakers of the 1970s. It was to the "West Coast Sound" what the AR-3a and Large Advent were to the "East Coast Sound." For those not hip to audio jargon, the West Coast Sound is associated with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457360641668 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:44:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457360641668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422323654276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Altoids are the "curiously strong mints" that you can get at any 7-11 or Safeway for about $2.00 a tin (I get mine at Trader Joe's for about $1.60 a tin). They're chalky little discs, about 3/8" in diameter and 3/16" thick (I'm guessing) and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422323654276 Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:19:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422323654276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456540655236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - A few weeks ago, I wrote a review singing songs of praise for Norton 3x 60 Grit Sandpaper. I found that it really does sand more quickly and last longer than their regular 60 grit sandpaper. At that time, I hadn't tried their 3x 150 Grit, having grown... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456540655236 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:33:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456540655236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459751591556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - The KLH Model 6 (sometimes written as Model Six) is among the classic loudspeakers from the 1960s and 1970s. It was the first full-range two-way loudspeaker designed by audio legend Henry Kloss, and it was probably influential in the design of Kloss's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459751591556 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:51:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459751591556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415445126788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Paul Desmond is my idol right now. They recenly told a story on the local jazz station (KCSM; 91.1) about how a neighbor of Desmond's was playing the "garbage music de jour" loud and Desmond finally got fed up with it. He put Bartok on even louder,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415445126788 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:49:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415445126788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458250489476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - By the time the Pat Metheny Group released Offramp in 1982, the band had pretty much established the "Pat Metheny Group" sound that I associate with Metheny in the 1980s. Drummer Dan Gottlieb and keyboardist Lyle Mays had been playing with Metheny for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458250489476 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:38:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458250489476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457241628292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - The Intelli Imt500 clip-on tuner seems to be the one most bluegrass musicians are going for these days. It has replaced the larger, rectangular, Intellitouch clip-on as the one I most often see attached to guitars, mandolins, and banjos at jam sessions... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457241628292 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:47:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457241628292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454688738948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - When I restore vintage loudspeaker cabinets, my first step is to remove whatever finish was on the veneer from 30 or 40 years ago. If there is no polyurethane coating (or whatever they used back then) on the cabinets, and the scratches aren't too deep, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454688738948 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454688738948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437159956100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Man, I love the way this stuff smells! Of all "bathroomy" things I can think of, this is my favorite. End of review. OK, here's the filler: My older sister had this in her bathroom when I was a kid, and I just loved it. When I'd visit her, I'd... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437159956100 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:53:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437159956100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432612740740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - These are the tires that came stock on my new Nissan Xterra. My Xterra came with the "Off Road" package, so I assume these are supposed to be moderately aggressive tires, suitable for on-road or off-road driving. They're nice looking tires, and the tread... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432612740740 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:53:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432612740740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451465023108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Tragedy struck recently.A favorite pair of Dollar Store reading glasses I had procured for close speaker refinishing work had broken. The right temple piece of these Buddy Holly plastic beauties snapped without warning.Close to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451465023108 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:55:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451465023108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442726125188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - Watercolors was Pat Metheny's second album. It came out in 1977 and featured Eberhard Weber on bass, Lyle Mays on keyboards, and Dan Gottlieb on drums. It is an album of dreamy contemporary jazz music that is largely acoustic (as compared to electric)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442726125188 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:33:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442726125188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451595767428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - I recently had a chance to play a Martin OMJM (John Mayer) acoustic-electric guitar at my local Guitar Center. A guitar player friend was with me, and we were able to play for close to an hour in the back room, both acoustic and acoustic-electric, into a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451595767428 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:19:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451595767428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435739790980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - My faithful Rotel 855 CD player finally died after more than ten years and it was time for a new CD player. I looked hard at the Cambridge Audio 640 Azur and the various NADs and finally decided to snap up an NAD C521BEE on eBay for about $200. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435739790980 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:02:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435739790980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445951348356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - A friend recently invited me into the studio to record some guitar tracks for an Irish music project he was working on. I grabbed my Larrivee LS-05 acoustic guitar and played three tunes for the project, and then did some over-dubs, playing over guitar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445951348356 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:37:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445951348356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439707471492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Horswispr - For the most part, my favorite Pat Metheny albums are his earliest. I would describe them as almost minimalist, with his excellent jazz guitar playing featured in a trio format (Bright Size Life, 1976, with Jaco Pastorious on bass and Bob Moses on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439707471492 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:16:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439707471492?linkin_id=8003929