hifiguy42

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remembering Eva Cassidy, 25 years after her death
She is wonderful, a voice so pure and true.  
New In 2025
@bdp24 aha!  Thanks  
Work out music
Mahler.  
Too good to be buried in a thread.
fantastic, thank you for sharing this.  
BW 803 D2 // Diamond Tweeter
that is much more affordable than I would have guessed.  
Sound quality differences in streamers
What a fantastic conversation this is, As an analog die-hard I appreciate the lack of histrionics and the presence of good natured disagreements. This is how it should be.  
Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?
Love this forum, although I am firmly against deleting messages. We should let everyone see the "warts and all" thoughts of our more poorly informed denizens.  
Favorite Tribute Albums?
Same here. I like Return of the Grevious Angel - Gram Parsons tribute      
Critical listening and altered states
I am happy this thread has resurrected itself, lots of cool info and thoughts here. Also got a good laugh out of the squares using the word "pothead" perjoratively!  Thanks Sgt. Friday!  
!!!OK OK - I'm Big Enough To Admit I Was DEAD WRONG!!! Class D Doesn't Always Suck!!!
Class D "sucks" just as often as class A, class A/B, so on and so forth. It's about design and implementation. This is similar to the vinyl/CD/streaming conversation - no universally "right" answer.   
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection
https://shop.deccarecordsus.com/collections/original-source/products/chicago-symphony-orchestra-marilyn-horne-claudio-abbado-carol-neblett-chicago-symphony-chorus-mahler-symphonie-no-2-2lp  
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection
The Abbado CSO on vinyl is part of the latest batch of Deutsche Grammophon's Original Source Series. I haven't heard it but everything I've purchased from this series so far has been phenomenal. It might capture the magic of the CD version @mahler... 
What artists can you not get enough of?
@slaw You're the One?   That album and Freedom Highway are spun regularly in our house. She's fantastic. We had a chance to see The Carolina Chocolate Drops back in the day and boy do I wish they'd tour as a group again.  
Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp
@mahgister,  I use a Sanui Six receiver to power a pair of Stax SR-Lamdas (manufactured in 1978!) that have been my daily drivers for over four decades. They are easily the longest lasting gear in my system and I live in constant fear of them dyi... 
GaN FET Amps vs. Traditional Class D Amps
I've been using a Classe CA-D200 class D amp for years.  I don't know which "type" it is, but I've been very happy with it in my main system.  I admit I haven't auditioned anything else in a long long time (I was using a B&K amp before the Cla...