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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Steely Dan - Katy Lied | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Iron & Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog Clario - Charm Jon Batiste - WE ARE Steely Dan - Katy Lied | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Wow, what a diverse amount of gear changes! Thanks all for your contributions. 2024 saw a major front end upgrade at my house. 1. Nagaoka MP-500 cartridge 2. Teddy Pardo power supply for my Bluesound N130 streamer - really made a noticeable imp... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @bolong that is an excellent descriptor for what audio systems that lack PRAT do when played. kn | |
| IS THE WEISS 204 A SUBSTANIAL UPGRADE FRON THE CHORD QUTEST Thank you @audphile1, I hope someone finds it helpful. I appreciate your input on this thread as well. I had not read @sirnui’s post before making my own, but they describe going way down the path of maximizing elements of their system around th... | |
| IS THE WEISS 204 A SUBSTANIAL UPGRADE FRON THE CHORD QUTEST Power supply differences are again largely mythical unless you are seeing power supply spuriae in the audio bandwidth and at levels within the dynamic range of the system. If your system has a peak SPL of, say, 113 dB, that requires a 90dB sensit... | |
| And a Ho! Ho! Ho! To All! Happy Holiday listening!! | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? These are numbers based on replacement value for all gear and wires. I am including power distribution and conditioning in “cables” numerator. Main system - hybrid home theater/two channel: 46% of system cost in cables. Office system: 53% of sy... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time @bdp24 great tip on “Bring the Family”, I will check it out. I got to see Rockpile in the late 70s and it was a terrific show. I also got to see John Hiatt and Ry Cooder live on Cooder’s “Boarderline” tour in 1980 which was phenomenal. kn | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? Not sure if this marriage is “perfect”, but it is my best relationship I’ve had with digital to date. Most of my digital listening now is to files ripped as AIFF and stored on an SSD drive. I am not really streaming yet with my digital front end ... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time +1 to Squeeze, Rockpile, and Robert Palmer. Also, maybe a bit too niche to be called “pop” but some terrific song writing, performances, and production with some good hooks - Little Village. | |
| An audio component you just can't let go Thorens TD150 mkII - I have demoed a fair number of new turntables costing up to three grand and have not been tempted to change out this old Thorens. I like what Rega Planar 8 and a Well Tempered table offer, but not enough to cough up the cash.... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time +1 for “Abandoned Luncheonette” | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time Here are a few others Dead Can Dance - “Spirit Chaser” Laurie Anderson - “Mr. Heartbreak” Midnight Oil - “Diesel and Dust” Tom Tom Club - “Tom Tom Club” |