linnvolk
Responses from linnvolk
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Alison Krauss and Union Station. “Gravity.” First song on their album, “Lonely Goes Both Ways.” | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i I have been running my second system built on a Node 2i for about 3 years. Other components are NAD integrated C 316BEE and Klipsch RP600M speakers. This is my garage (AKA woodshop AKA Garage Mahal) system. It makes me happy every time I turn it o... | |
| Favorite moment with music in your car. Circa 1990. La Villa Strangiato (Rush). 1988 VW Fox. Nakamichi-recorded metal tape cassette. Nakamichi mobile cassette deck in car. Amplifier and speakers surprisingly forgotten. I seem to recall the amplifier was in the glove compartment. O... | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. From a purely audiophile perspective: Alison Krauss and Union Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways. | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Absolutely yes. And +1 @roxy54 regarding "bonus tracks." No vinyl here, just streaming and ripped albums. | |
| Music first or sound first? Music. I can enjoy great music on a lousy system, but I prefer a great system, and I am blessed to have one--and blessed that it was less than $50k all-in. I am also blessed to not have fallen prey to the perpetual dissatisfaction that can be a ... | |
| Am I right for this forum? @snilf, we are kindred spirits; I identified strongly with your post and have wondered the same thing, though (like you, I imagine) I don’t lie awake nights agonizing over it. Based on my observations, there are many layers to this thing.@ghdprent... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear —Clarity, Female voice: Gravity (Alison Krauss/Union Station) — Human voice: Gjeilo: Ubi Caritas (Voces8) — Bass/Slam: Sing, Sang, Sung (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Fat Band) — Bass Drum: March from Suite 1 (Holst) (Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederic... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Making my way through the full cycle of Haydn symphonies directed by Antal Dorati and Philharmonia Hungarica. I am on #96... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song Caves of Altamira - Steely Dan. My 9-year-old son latched onto this one, and it quickly became a favorite of mine. Cross-eyed Mary - Jethro Tull. Maybe not obscure, as I was familiar with it in its day, but maybe not the most played Tull song o... | |
| Led Zep Fool in the Rain It seems that having a Purdie shuffle foundation is a certain recipe for making a song I will love. I am aware of no exceptions. Enjoying the thread. | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! It was my simultaneous introduction to the worlds of lossless streaming and active amplification a few years back (<5) via my Akurate System Hub (streamer) and Akurate Exaktbox-i (D/A, 8 channels of amplification). As part of the same upgrade,... | |
| Ripping CDs @gowanus, no, I did not know that, but it stands to reason. I have much less interest in movies than in music, and do not miss the ability to watch DVDs. Except I wish I could view the original versions of the three first Star Wars movies (withou... | |
| Ripping CDs @ghdprentice Indeed true in my experience as well. You bring up some very good points there. I could not agree more that high-quality streaming has changed everything. For instance, I am working my way through all of Haydn's symphonies. That i... | |
| Ripping CDs @ghdprentice I believe you are assuming that the desired content is available through some subscription service, preferably one to which the OP is subscribed. Yes? Or am I missing something? There are a few (not many) CDs in my collection tha... |