In this day, we have stormed with faith albums all around, but sadly I question the purpose they serve. There's a huge vacuum for worship music, so the musicians and record companies exploited this by increasing the production of faith albums. Just like a toy factory produces toys to cater the consumer demand. What these so-called musicians have failed to realise is faith music is not just another genre but the music for the King of the Kings, to the most Highest. Worship music indeed has a purpose of serving. Hence, I thought of writing about a musician who served that purpose with the right spirit and attitude.
The worship music is not only meant to glorify His name, but it should bring the audience to His presence. I have listened to a number of modern faith albums, but I didn't truly connect; they fail far behind. Needless to discuss some of these artists. Their Christianity last just on stage, while they perform and it's all gone in their real life, the moment they step off that big flashy stage they perform.
However, there were a few musicians who thought about worship music a bit differently to that. They took it quite seriously and did their best to generate what faith music was supposed to do. The late Keith Green was one such musician. It was more than a decade when I first heard Keith Green on an audio tape that contained nearly two dozen songs from various artists. I remembered his rendition of Amazing Grace although the rest was soon forgotten. [That was a time I didn't know much about faith and I was in the process of learning the depths and widths of Christ's love.]
Keith not only played Christian music and brought many to His presence, but he's someone who lived a life on what he preached and sang. He didn't stop there; he dedicated his life to serving the Highest. He used his music as a way to preach the gospel and reach the _dead_. Let alone Christianity, none could deny Keith as one of the best pianists of our time. Had he chosen to be a commercial artist, he would have gone past many commercially successful artists in the industry. Keith signed a record contract at the age of 11 with Decca records.
However, Green decided to instrument his music, life and family to bring the lost to His wings after learning a few lessons from the Messiah. He was blessed to have the influence of Leonard Ravenhill and Randy Stonehill during his journey in Christ.
His first album, "For Him Who Has Ears to Hear" was one of the best if not the best Christian album of our time. It was God inspired, which Stonehill revealed after many years. He released 5 great albums carrying the Word in them. These albums can be purchased as a compilation from the Lastdays Ministries in 4 CDs. Keith completed what he was told to do and went on to be with Jesus at the age of 28 leaving his legacy behind on 28th July 1982.
“If somebody writes a great poem, people don't run around applauding the pencil, saying 'Oh, what a great pencil'...I'm a pencil in God's hands.”
― Keith Green
I've been struggling when it comes to buy jeans matching my waist and length. I was stumbled upon two brands who produce my correct waist and length. They manufacture a bit expensive raw jeans (Hugo and G-Star). The raw jeans are the ones who don't get washed after dying, during the production phase. Most modern jeans use indigo dye and you might lose the whole purpose of wearing a raw denim when you wash it.
The raw jeans look great when you wear them for a period of time without washing them. The jeans would fade away naturally leaving a nice pattern, over a period of time. The skinny/straight jeans often get molded into the body shape leaving a nice pattern of a honeycomb or a stack, when you wear them without washing for a while. However, when you wash them, you're forcing their natural wear, tear and fade to get awkward; washing away their quality. Ruining the whole purpose of buying and wearing a raw jean.
I wash my jeans very very rarely and *never* my raw jeans. So here comes the question. How do I keep my raw denims clean and fresh ? Pretty simple, you need to freeze them. Yes, you heard it right, you need to freeze your jeans to smell and feel afresh. I have never washed my raw jeans and I've been wearing them for years. These are the steps that I have followed, which worked well for me. I wear shorts during summer, so I never made my jeans soaked with sweat.
The preparation :
1. Leave the jean inside out for 4-6 hrs (not under sunlight)
2. Brush your jean gently
3. Fold your jean
4. Put it in a plastic bag or wrap using a cling wrap
5. Put it in the freezer for 10-12 hours.
6. Take it out, leave it outside for a couple hours
7. The denim is ready to rock and roll
When you fold the jean, make sure to fold it into just 2 or 3. Don't fold it beyond that or try to shrink it. The plastic bag should be a very thin transparent one, the thick bags aren't ideal for this. An extra large freezer bag would surely do.
If your jeans were soaked with sweat and dirt you may have to wash them, if the above approach failed to make it clean. (That's highly unlikely to occur) I would simply use a single bucket of plain water to make it clean if that's really and truly necessary.
Follow steps 1 & 2 as above. Then :
8. Pour a bucket with cold water
9. Put your denim into the bucket
10 Let it get soaked for about 30 mins
11. Take it out from the bucket
12. Don't try to squeeze or shrink it
13. Hang it on a clothesline, inside out
14. Keep it away from sunlight
15. Never user a dryer.
16. Let it dry naturally.
Alternatively, you could wear your jean while taking a shower if it truly truly needs a wash; my preferred way. No matter what, if you wash your jeans more than twice a year then you're transforming your raw jean into a skirt. Think before you wash, save water, save the planet and your jeans. Please freeze them. ;-)
Still in doubt ? Listen to what Tommy Hilfigre says.
Ever since I replaced my old Yamaha RX-V 663 with a Marantz SR 7002, I truly enjoyed quality sounds from the both worlds, music and movies. The Marantz SR 7002 was one of the best receivers we had in 2009. However, it didn't take much longer to make the Marantz SR 7002 an outdated metal chunk. I looked towards Yamaha instead of Marantz for my next purchase.
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Although there's a compromise when moving from Marantz to Yamaha, I preferred a mid-high end receiver to reduce the deficit. Ideally to minimise the compromise I have to make; yet eventually ended up buying one of their top of the range receivers.
I picked Yamaha RX-V 2073 receiver during mid October 2012, followed by two Klipsch floor standing F30 speakers. I decided to delay my review to make it accurate.
Although this is a network receiver, Yamaha did not supply a wireless adapter for the device. This led me to rely on an Ethernet port. Since I've wired my place with having a number of Ethernet ports around, it wasn't an issue at all. I've had one at the right place and ready to kick in at the right time.
Network capabilities with Internet radio support was the major attraction over multiple zones and airplay. However, you need to log on to the vtuner website to bookmark any locations by creating an account using the MAC address of your receiver. The Airplay helps not just the apple devices to stream but iTunes too.
Configuration :
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The speaker configuration was way too easy with the provided quick start guide as with any other AV receiver. The Internet connectivity and connecting Foxtel IQ2 box and blue-ray were a piece of cake with HDMI connectors.
The receiver's on screen display is sufficient to setup but it might be confusing for an average Joe user to read the "single line display". Had there been a two line display on the receiver, navigation through the receiver's setup menu would have been a lot easier. Nevertheless, the configuration menu can be viewed on the TV.
The sound set up can be performed either manually or automatically via YAPO. The YAPO configuration works _ok_, but I wouldn't use it against this receiver. You'd probably won't be able to achieve what's this receiver is quite capable of.
Just like the old Yamaha receivers, the graphical equalizer can be configured with a unique setting on an each individual speaker. It doesn't stop there on this powerhouse. Instead, you could even adjust and set your own frequency bands on the graphical equaliser. This means, the receiver comes with a predefined set of bands on the GEQ, which can then be customised to user's discretion.
Firmware update :
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The online firmware upgrade at the time I tried was dodgy. It didn't complete successfully but left the receiver in limbo, as it was displaying "ROM ERROR" message. I had to download the firmware from Yamaha support site and perform install it manually.
Features :
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Internet radio
Airplay to connect to supported Apple devices
4K support with upscaling
Customisable GEQ on each channel
Customisable GEQ bands
9 Channel Surround sound 9 * 140 at 8ohms
8 HDMI ver 1.4 inputs and 2 outputs with 3D support
Multiple zone support up to 3 zones
ECO mode operation, which supports 20% less power consumption
Apple/Andriod control application support
DLNA support for music streaming
Web browser support from a PC
Specs in brief :
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Amplifier Section Channel 9.2
Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) 140W (8ohms, 0.06% THD)
Maximum Effective Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven) (JEITA) 220 W (8 ohms, 10 % THD)
Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 165/210/285/405 W
Retail price : $1999
I thought of adding a pair of speakers to the existing home theatre system, just for music. The existing speaker configuration isn't music friendly. Although many use home theatre systems to listen to music, I never liked the sounds they produce at the absence of good mids. Picking a pair of speakers is a personal preference and you have pick what you want to hear most. The amount of details, clarity and distortion at higher sound settings are the key elements, when selecting a speaker system.
The crossover frequency, impedance, sound pressure level (SPL) and supported wattage are just a few things to be noted of. The crossover frequency indicates the frequency at which it splits the frequency from bass to mid-range or to the tweeter.
I actually had a lengthy list of speaker options to select the best, which would suite my listening pleasure. The Aussie made Krix, Jamo, PSB, B&W were some of the speakers on that list. But I decided to purchase Klipsch for they produced the sounds I love. The built quality was great and solid. But the speaker legs are annoying and fragile.
These bass-reflex speakers provide fair mids and highs through
the solid tweeter. They do deliver good bass thanks to the dual 8” woofers. However, they aren't great for Justin Beiber/Kylies music but for real music and for real music lovers. I would recommend Bose or Sony to listen to Beiber ;-)
Before I wrote this review I played a great amount of music, the ones don't have the loudness madness. These speakers deliver good sounds and perfect for metal and hard rock but Jazz, Country, Pop and Alternative. Since I don't consider Rap, Hiphop and techno as music I didn't bother to test them on these. I must admit these speakers are bright and some might find them bleeding bridge depending on the amplifier characteristics.
These speakers were retailed at HN for $1400. This would obviously be a very good purchase, if you want to hear metal and rock music as they deliver crisp clear detailed sounds. They would surely blow you away with live like music and won't regret having these twin towers. This does not mean these aren't great for a home theatre but I wouldn't buy these high end ones for just video, simply not worth throwing $$$$ to watch movies. But of course you can use them. As of now, after hours and hours long music, these speakers have produced great sounds without missing a beat. I love these speakers, you won't get bored or tired.
Score :
Design 6/10
Build quality 5/10
Mids 6/10
Highs 9/10
Bass 7/10
Overall score 6.6/10
Specs can be found at :
http://www.klipsch.com/f-30-floorstanding-speaker
In this day, we have stormed with faith albums all around, but sadly I question the purpose they serve. There's a huge vacuum for worship music, so the musicians and record companies exploited this by increasing the production of faith albums. Just like a toy factory produces toys to cater the consumer demand. What these so-called musicians have failed to realise is faith music is not just another genre but the music for the King of the Kings, to the most Highest. Worship music indeed has a purpose of serving. Hence, I thought of writing about a musician who served that purpose with the right spirit and attitude. 
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