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Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon; The Wall;  Is Anybody Out There;  A Momentary Laps of Reason;  Division Bell Jennifer Warnes: The Hunter Van Morrison: Avalon Sunset;  Moon Dance Neil Diamond: Hot August Night; Stones Beth Neilson Chapman: Y... 
Subwoofer for music, how low?
Maybe I missed, but didn't see the size of your audio room. With base, the size and shape of room, along with budget, will determine what to do - one good sub or a swarm of subs.  I have a medium/large room (14' x 27'' open to an additional 11'x1... 
Vote for Your Top OP'er One Only Please !
Another vote here for almarg. Was always kind, respectful and knowledgeable  Jim  
amplifier longevity
Heat, depending on design and how and where is used, can defiantly pose a longevity problem. Early model Krell KSA and KST power amps notoriously failed do to cap failure from heat. Design modifications using better caps and more attention to hea... 
Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears
Van Morrison, last cut on Avalon Sunset "These are the days". Beautiful version with a heart touching accompaniment of strings......Jim  
How long do you or should you keep your gear.
Back in the mid 80s, after having several other nice speakers and auditioning many others, I got a pair of Quad ESL63s. they served me well for over twenty years and I sold only because of smaller living spaces. Also in mid 80s, I got an Audible I... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
@ rodman99999 Being a long time dog lover and companion I quite enjoyed and can concur with your post.🐕 In regards to people and spirit - my thoughts are turned to a particular couple (husband and wife) of friends who left a life long impression... 
Two of the most powerful words ever
@wturkey Two of the most powerful words ever   Watch this….. Six most powerful words "Here, hold my beer - Watch this"  sorry couldn't help😊 "What if?" a good point; usually works best when followed up with a bit of do-diligence.........Jim  
RIP oregonpapa
You and your kind spirit will be greatly missed 😞..... RIP Papa. Condolences to family, friends and all who have loved you...... Jim    
Not manufactured any more.
Back in the early 80s fell in love with the Quad ESL63s and bought a pair that I had and served me well for over 20 years. Another of my very favorites was the Apogee  Duetta Signiture. Now that I'm back in a larger living space with a large dedic... 
DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!?
As my time is mostly occupied with other things during the day, most of my listening, serious or casual, is late at night. Aside from a cleaner electrical grid, without the clutter of the usual cacophony of daytime noise, subtle sounds become mor... 
Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies?
@meiatflask  With the PrimaLuna HP, I believe you can roll in the Tung-Sol KT-120 tubes. Have you tried that? I think you would be surprised how good the LRS would sound using the PrimaLuna with the KT-120 tubes. In my somewhat larger (14'x28') ... 
$39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer?
@mgrif104    I have been in audio for some 45 years, so am by no means a newbee. I never did claim that all amps, CDPs, DACS  ect. etc. sound the same, just that you can not extract more from any streaming source than is there - regardless of ho... 
$39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer?
No matter what rediculas price is put on any streamer, it can only capture, reproduce and sound as good as what comes from the source and stream. Right now about any $500. streamer on the market will faithfully and acuratly do that. Above that, au... 
Better CD Sound: The Search
I found an interesting combination. Looking for a decent reasonably priced CD/DAC player with a COAX S/PDIF in, that I could us as an upgrade in sound with my old Denon 5 disc player, I picked up a good buy on a used Cambridge Audio Asur 840C. Man...