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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@zazouswing I like your writing style.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@jek05 Welcome to this thread.  It is fabulous and you will have fun.  I look forward to your contributions, too. An early '80s album.  You can really tell it was the early dawn of digital recording. But I do enjoy the music. INXS  -  Shabooh S... 
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@65-gto @sbank    Hey guys, next year, around August, I will be flying to Tallahassee.  My son is finishing his PhD at FSU by then and I will join him to travel back to Southern California.  We will be driving in his car, taking the I-10 all the ... 
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Some days our systems seem to sound better than others.  Today is one of those really good days.  Yeah! Leon Russell  -  S/T   Audio Fidelity reissue, remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, limited edition #243 Jethro Tull  -  This Was   t... 
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@6t5-gto That is a bad-a$$ turntable.  Enjoy it immensely, in good health.   Talking Heads  -  More Songs About Buildings and Food   An original copy, from 1978.  Really lacking in the low frequency range, but otherwise plenty of good imaging a... 
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Count Basie  -  Basie Jam #3   I love this album!  Pablo Records did a great job. Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins  -  Bluesey Burrell   AP/QRP, Fantastic!  
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A soothing day of music today.  Soft stuff John Klemmer  -  Touch    Excellent saxophone, puts you in a mellow mood. Tim Weisberg  -  4   Got this last week but just got a chance to play it.  Great stuff. Michael Hedges  -  Aerial Boundaries  -... 
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@j_husker Congratulations on going through the procedure of knee replacement.  It must have been pretty bad for you prior to the surgery and your choice of having it replaced will bring you many years of greater comfort and mobility.  I have had ... 
Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly?
First hi-fi system, 1973:  Marantz 2270, Philips GA-212 with Stanton 681-EE, a pair of Altec 12" speakers (can't remember the model).  After that, in 1979, Accuphase T-100, C-200, P-300 (two of these power amps) with Infinity RS-2.5 and matching I... 
E-bay and its sellers
Have you guys ever seen the Monty Python skit, "Arguments"? The OP seems to be just that.  
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@dayglow Weisberg 4 is still in route.  The Holiday Weekend played a role in that.  It is on schedule for Saturday arrival.  I'll play it Saturday night. Last weekend for my Dynaudio Contour 60i speakers.  They are being picked up by FedEx Freig... 
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Lou Rawls  -  All Things In Time Lightnin' Hopkins  -  Goin' Away   AP/QRP reissue.   Muddy Waters  -  Folk Singer  AP/QRP 45rpm   What depth in this recording. Michael Hedges  -  Aerial Boundaries   Just got this, NM condition.  Windham Hill  ... 
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@nicks25 Hey Nick, how are the new speakers sounding now, with some hours on them?  
Isn't it really about quality of recording?
Just today, Sonny Rollins  -  Saxophone Colossus.  Analogue Productions and QRP pressing, reissue.  Outstanding sonic quality, from a 1957 recording session.  If only all of the 60s and 70s classic rock sounded this good.  Some are great, but most... 
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@rvpiano Vinyl Rules!!! Sonny Rollins  -  Saxophone Colossus   AP/QRP Prestige Series, mono reissue.  Outstanding, in every way! Tania Maria  -  Forbidden Colors   Really a fun album.  Great SQ and a fusion of Latin/jazz/samba.  Excellent bass,...