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larsman

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Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
@rettrussell - 'Dread inna Babylon'? IRIE!! I was gonna be going on a trip to Jamaica in mid-January, but I canceled that a few months ago....  
Audiogon resolutions for 2022 - #1 less exaggeration when it comes to system changes
@femoore12 - Indeed! I've got PLENTY to say about politics.... just not on audio forums.   
Turntables that are still made in Japan?
I've got a Technics SL-1200G that was built in Japan, though I'm sure that Malaysians can do just as good a job under Technics supervision...  
Album Reviews
@sbank - Another Stranglers fan - YES!!!!  
Are tubes psychological?
@oldhvymec - That's Quay Lewd, dude! Yeah, I've seen the Tubes loads of times here in San Francisco, especially during their earlier days in the 70's...  Got some great photos, too, but I don't know how to post them on here without a URL....  
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Way too many to list, but here are a just a few of my faves that meet that description....  'The Chaos' by the Futureheads 'The Dreaming' by Kate Bush   All 10 albums by Kristeen Young....   
Majority Of Your Listening Is Online Streaming Service, Do You Buy CD's Or Vinyl Any More?
I stream. I have CD's. I have LP's. I have no 8-tracks. It's all good. Also agree with @femoore12 - that's a main reason I stream as well; I do like having physical artifacts.   
2022 Audio System Wish List and thoughts about streaming
@nonoise + 1  
Can Anybody Give An Example Of?
@kb54 - it's as much a Manfred Mann song as 'All Along the Watchtower' is a Jimi Hendrix song - these songs were totally redefined by these artists, becoming big hits, and become something more separate from the original, I think....  
Your tube amp related Harbeth experience.
At one point, I was using at BAT VK-60 with my Super HL-5's. Listening to mostly rock, the Harbeths were likely not my best choice to begin with, but they sounded good so I kept them for years; still have them though I'm using other speakers now t... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
@nonoise - Loved that gif! That's the only way I listen to music (or watch sports or telly or movies)!!!    🤣🤣🤣  
Are tubes psychological?
Glowing tubes have a really nice feeling about them, as long as you don't feel them! Alas, not all tubes glow, but the ones that do look great!   
Elrog 300b vs we300b
Merry Christmas, smodtactical! When I first got my Eddie Current Studio B headphone amp, it was initially suggested to me that JJ makes ones that are good value for the money. They were unavailable anywhere at that time, though, so I went with Go... 
flabbergasted with reviews on speakers
@jerryg123 - Merry Christmas to you, too!!   
Elrog 300b vs we300b
I'm using the new WE 300B's, and I am very happy with them in the aspects you mentioned....