2nd Mini
Jun 21st, 2003, 08:30 PM
Every stereo has its favorite CD. You know, the one which just JUMPS off the speakers, the one to which you keep returning, just because it sounds so gooood... I've found a CD which really makes the MINI Harmon Kardon sing. It is guaranteed to please when someone wants to "check out your car" and even turns the heads of inveterate audio guys. The CD is the latest one from the Doobie Brothers, "Sibling Rivalry".
The CD has the loudest mastering job I've found but it still has a nice dynamic range. The bass is extremely solid and the high-end very crisp. The basic styles rotate around classic rock and guitar-orinted music. The most rocking numbers are cut one, "People Gotta Love Again", cut seven, "45th Floor" and the more moderate, Motown-influenced cut four, "Jerico". It's great classic rock from the original songwriting tream behind the Doobie. Some feel that this album is a little laid back, but I, for one, love it.
I run the system in "MINI H/K" mode with just a little treble added over the flat setting. The "up" numbers will propel you down the highway nicely and the slower ones give you a break when you need to de-stress. Even though I've had this one over a year, I've taken to leaving it in the "drawer" so I can listen to a cut or two on my lunch break.
Go HERE (http://www.cottageviews.com/doobiebrothers.htm) to read an interview with Tom Johnston, vocalist, guitarist, and writer, in which he describes the album.
So what CDs have you found which really bring out your MINI stereo?
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The CD has the loudest mastering job I've found but it still has a nice dynamic range. The bass is extremely solid and the high-end very crisp. The basic styles rotate around classic rock and guitar-orinted music. The most rocking numbers are cut one, "People Gotta Love Again", cut seven, "45th Floor" and the more moderate, Motown-influenced cut four, "Jerico". It's great classic rock from the original songwriting tream behind the Doobie. Some feel that this album is a little laid back, but I, for one, love it.
I run the system in "MINI H/K" mode with just a little treble added over the flat setting. The "up" numbers will propel you down the highway nicely and the slower ones give you a break when you need to de-stress. Even though I've had this one over a year, I've taken to leaving it in the "drawer" so I can listen to a cut or two on my lunch break.
Go HERE (http://www.cottageviews.com/doobiebrothers.htm) to read an interview with Tom Johnston, vocalist, guitarist, and writer, in which he describes the album.
So what CDs have you found which really bring out your MINI stereo?
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