chrisoshea

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Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Gotta be "I Shouldn't Care" from this gem of an LP;   https://www.discogs.com/master/246172-%C3%89dith-Piaf-La-Vie-En-Rose-%C3%89dith-Piaf-Sings-In-English    
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Too bad "Katy Perry sings the Edith Piaf Songbook" wasn't the opening act....Yeah.."Concert was at the O2 and all expenses paid." What an inducement...all the Zima you could drink ??? NO you didn't HAVE to go...  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
OP..."I had to go with my partner to see/hear Neil in London" No...you didn't have to go, you did that to yourself...  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Yes… I like Revolution No. 9…..  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
And agree on Hey Jude…. Only Beatles song I don’t ever want to hear again… Yes I like Octopus’ Garden   
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
+ for Meat Loaf…. Anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber….  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
I don’t struggle with Dave Matthew’s Band…. He just puts me to sleep…zzzzzz  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
In This Moment….. this “Nu Metal” band sucks harder than a Royal vacuum cleaner….Try them on Apple Music….  
Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality?
Yes...better testing tubes will just have more life left. Also think about this; tubes from the same manf. that test the same or close to the same may sound different...manfacturing variances will occur on any mass produced product.   
Did I Expect too much?
OP..."So yes, I was disappointed" Anyone in the hifi game is going to be disappointed MANY times during the upgrade path. Forget about your expectations and roll with the discovery of your personal tweeks improving things...That's the point of hif... 
The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history??
No...  
Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms?
Yes...  
Speakers sound too bright.
Try one of the Schiit EQ components....It may tame the speakers to your liking. https://www.schiit.com/products/lokius    
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
Russ.."new recordings are not issued in vinyl" You need to get out more Russ...Try going to a record store or Amazon or WalMart..or Target or....  
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
"High quality reproduction from vinyl is vastly more expensive than digital." A TRUE Urban Legend that is 1. bulls**t  2. A great excuse for not trying vinyl some "audiophiles" tell themselves...