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Youtubin’: PS Audio – High end heavy metal

Here comes Paul McGowan with a question for you audiophile metalheads!

As a non-audiophile, this will never be my bag, but it’s interesting anyway. “Wall of sound” – that’s what I want. He’s right that most of those albums are loud and compressed. Here’s how to maximize the sound of your heavy metal.

Youtubin’: PS Audio – Why audiophiles hate electronic music

The title of this video by PS Audio’s Paul McGowan is misleading. He doesn’t hate electronic music — at all. In fact PS Audio are releasing some on their label Octave Records. They key, says Paul, is “plenty of bottom end”.

I sure would love a tour of their listening rooms. Once in a lifetime experience for a guy like me.

Rocking Reissues on Grab A Stack with Mike, Tim, Rob and the Mad Metal Man

Rock Candy, Rhino, Sony Legacy, La-La-Land, Wounded Bird, BGO…all respected reissue labels that collectors seek and value.  We looked at a decent cross section from these labels and more on this episode of Grab A Stack of Rock.

Harrison the Mad Metal Man educated us on Oingo Boingo.  Rob Daniels highlighted a Loreena McKennit super deluxe that sounds out of this world.  Mr. Durling presented a variety of rock reissues including our only vinyl of the evening.  I had some cool Johnny Cash on Sony Legacy, and a bunch of Budgie.  This is just a slice of what we showed.

Apologies for the audio glitches at the start!  We got it figured out and rolled on.

“Ask Harrison” came from a new contributor tonight:  Superhero Tee Bone Man himself!  California Girl asked some questions about Heart and Pat Benatar, sparking a lively discussion.

Thanks for watching, and if you missed it, you can check it out below!

 

 

 

Grab A Stack of Reissues with Mike, Tim, Rob and the Mad Metal Man

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 13:  Reissue Record Labels with Tim Durling and Rob Daniels

The original crew of the USS Stackterprise is reunited this week!  Ensign Tim Durling, the aficionado of every edition of everything, wanted to discuss record labels that specialize in reissues.  Labels like Rock Candy, Sony Legacy, Noteworthy Productions, and many more.  Lt. Rob Daniels will be on hand to show off some La-La-Land reissue soundtracks.  Commander Kopp and I will also be prepared with some tasty discs of rock. With Durling and Daniels, two radio legends in their own rights, I’ll be able to just kick back, listen and learn.

Additionally:  Ask Harrison is back with a new question, and MarriedandHeels has another question for the group.

Join us live!

Friday January 27 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook.

 

 

Youtubin’: PS Audio – Does the CD layer of an SACD sound better?

Paul McGowan is back with another question I’ve always wondered about.  Audiophile customers at the Record Store would claim that the CD layer of Super Audio CDs sounded better than a regular CD.  That didn’t seem likely or even possible.  Paul clears it up here, and I’m not surprised at all.

Your Karate is a Joke! Grab A Stack of Karate Kid with Rob, Mike, Harrison and special guest Dr. Kathryn!

Some of the most fun shows are the unexpected ones.  I had no idea how much fun it would be to talk Karate Kid and Cobra Kai for an hour.  But when you have Rob Daniels and Dr. Kathryn along for the ride, you’re bound to learn something.  I have a feeling that this show will be some of the best Karate Kid content on YouTube.  We covered it all, and Dr. Kathryn taught us just about everything we needed to know about this long-lived and well-loved franchise.

We saw books, autographs, CDs, action figures and a personal message from actor Sean Kanan.  We also saw a lot of Cobra Kai branded clothing!  But even better than the things we looked at were the stories that we heard.  Whether personal stories, or tales of the making of the movies, the talk was top notch tonight.

Meanwhile, Harrison schooled us on Ninja Turtles, another popular martial arts franchise.  Rob also showed us some cool Bruce Lee soundtracks.

For “Ask Harrison”, we had a surprise question from “Blaze Bayley” himself!  We also had a group question from MarriedandHeels about that most hated of bands:  Nickelback!  Discussion ensued.

This turned out to be the second most popular show we’ve done to date!  Thanks for watching everyone!

Wax On, Wax Off! Grab A Stack of Karate Kid with Rob, Mike, Harrison and special guest Dr. Kathryn!

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 12:  Karate Kid/Cobra Kai with Dr. Kathryn and Rob Daniels

Every once in a while, we have to do a show that I know nothing about.  Why?  Because I love hanging out with guests like Dr. Kathryn and Rob Daniels.  If Dr. Kathryn says “I wanna show off all my cool autographed Karate Kid stuff,” then I have no choice but to oblige.

This week, Dr. Kathryn and Rob Daniels will be talking Karate Kid and Cobra Kai.  We will see action figures, autographs, and a personal message from Cobra Kai actor Sean Kanan.

Meanwhile Harrison has some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for that martial arts action, and I will show off my Reaction Figure collection, since they also make Karate Kid toys.  Join us!

 

Friday January 20 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook.

Ensign Durling, Captain Kevin, Lt. Cmdr Daniels and Mr. Kopp beam up their Trek collectibles

This time, the Red Shirt didn’t die!  Spoiler alert:  Ensign Durling survived all 1 hour 50 minutes of this show.  It was a marathon but for good reason.  Star Trek is a big part of our lives, and features some pretty incredible music.  Mr. Durling and Lt. Commander Rob Daniels brought a variety of classic soundtracks on vinyl, CD, and cassette.  He also had an original DS9 shooting script!  Interesting items here.  Meanwhile, Captain Kevin brought some books, DVDs and a Hallmark communicator.  Commander Kopp had a cool MAD Magazine compilation of Trek sketches from the classic comedy book.  Most of my hardcore Trek stuff is packaged away in storage, but I had some cool comics, DVDs, and handmade items that are very special to me.

Bonus:  Tim and I dressed in uniform.

Also:  Find out which DVD to watch if you wish to hear Shatner or Nimoy (we don’t know specifically whom) let out a fart.

We had an “Ask Harrison” from the Canadian Snow Turtle, and Tee Bone answered a question from MarriedandHeels regarding the Northern Lights.  Tee Bone’s eloquent answer could even bring a tear to your eye.  You don’t want to miss that.

See you next week for the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai with Dr. Kathryn and Rob Daniels!