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Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of
You want obscure?Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah: Very nice wooden music group (Hit "Lake Shore Drive")Silver Metre: Short lived Hard Rock/Psyc San Francisco band from 1970s. Members from Blue Cheer, Jeff Beck group et al. 
Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of
Ouch -my badCactus: One Way or AnotherTufano & Giammarese: Self Titled (Great vocals/harmonies)Batdorf & Rodney: Off the Shelf (Great upbeat wooden music) 
Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of
Dust: Dust - '70s American heavy metal (Suicide Metal)Cactus: Cactus - '70s American Funk-boogie-metalJefferson Starship - Blows Against the Empire (w/G. Garcia)Captain Beefhart - Spotlight Kid (gets better w/age)T Rex - A Beard of Stars (My god, ... 
Upgrades to UHD Blu-Ray
The few "new" things on the horizon are:1. "Atmos" surround which brings new audio channels to the game. Specifically, you can hang speakers from your ceiling to enhance the sound field (a LOT of speakers from what I've read).2. A new connection s... 
Why do my ears ring with my new amplifier?
Use an SPL meter to read absolute volume. The new amp may have a different spectral balance, be smoother, etc. which may encourage you to increase the volume.This could cause ringing if too loud. 
Retired audiophile?
Dopogue: I was in the operations control room today at work. We were discussing playback media formats including vinyl, 8 track, cassette, etc.Several youngsters (25-35 YO) had never even heard of open-reel tape recorders!I must say, it felt a lit... 
Gently used cassettes
I have many gently used cassettes.Most are "metal" bias including TDKs which have Magnesiumhousings. These are buried in my archives and will likely never be used again in this lifetime (Unless I can find a NOS Onkyo TA-2090).Given the trouble it ... 
Retired audiophile?
I haven't "retired" but I have achieved "satisfaction" with the sound coming out of my speakers.I really can't imagine better without spending triple my investment.The only area I would care to improve is the size of my listening room. Currently, ... 
Pass XA100.8 or Sim W7 Monos?
"amazing but a hair polite"Maybe this is the Epicons "doing their thing" and eliminating most odd-order distortion? 
Looking for speakers under 3000.00 used
The Revel 206 tower is supposed to be special.You may need a subwoofer at some point, however. 
How to rip several thousand CDs to FLAC?
Stinking computers... 
Looking for a small, good receiver
Check out Teac NP-H750 network integrated amp.Doesn't have an analog tuner but will play internet radio and it appears to be small. 
Bryston BDP-2
"The Bryston BDP-2 is a dedicated player for high resolution digital audio files."The BDP-2 is not a DAC, it is a way to get digital media TO a DAC (i.e., you must still purchase a DAC).If your purchase had parts rattling around inside, return it.... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
If talking were illegalYou'd be living a life of crimeYour mind is on vacation butYour mouth is working overtimeAsleep at the Wheel 
CES 2015 anyone going
Hi Davy,Saying something sucks when, indeed, it sucks isn't "poisonous and self defeating", it is merely the truth (as I see it).Please allow me the intellectual freedom of expressing my opinion.