mapman

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What to do with bad recorded CDs
Yes power conditioning  is often a ticket to better digital.  Or or you can always just send your bad CDs to me.  😉 
(Fun music)
"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Train.The B52s (album). 
Whats playing on your system today?
Ray Davies See My Friends. My teenage daughter actually sits and listens with me in the family room while doing her thing. She soaks it all in quietly and asks me about music playing she does not know of all genres.  Album art and track info displ... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I have SS organ symphony on an RCA Papillon Cd that is surprisingly good and my current fav.   Ormandy and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.  I think it's a different version than the Biggs version but not sure.   I buy most anything done by E Powe... 
THE most sonically dissappointing (lp) you own of great music?
The Who BBC recordings CD is some nicely recorded live rock music recorded in an "intimate" setting featuring The Who in their prime.  Any Who fan needs this one.  
5% THD to .000 THD SOUND
Some forms of distortion are often associated with a distinctive sound that may have unique appeal and sound. Performance and sonic appeal are not the same thing. Think of digital photography. There are many ways to make a photo that is accurate i... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Music from great Hitchcock movie thrillers.  Found in local public library.  
What to do with bad recorded CDs
There is much good music recorded less than optimally. Sometimes poorly. If you love the music recording quality will not stop you from listening as long as things are going well. If not there are ways to make lesser recordings tolerable perhaps t... 
Best speakers for Pink Floyd?
Largest MBLs in largest room with best matching amps  set up perfectly.   
What piece(s) of equipment would you most like to try?
Top of the line dcs dac 
What makes an expensive speaker expensive
http://ohmspeaker.com/news/thinking-outside-the-box-listening-outside-the-room-or-the-bouncing-sound... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
OP,For comparison, my main gear is in my office on foundation level, concrete floor with thin dense carpet and padding. A most solid foundation to start with. Bel Canto ref1000m amps are on an antique wood stand with soft padded top. SB touch on t... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
" No fuse. No power cord. No ground, no house AC. No interconnects. No speaker cables. No problem. "No wonder the purests in these parts all love you. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Geoff repeating your same arguments over and over does not make them any more or less true.Obviously you believe the problem has not been solved effectively. That’s fine. But I notice you tend to fear problems are more severe than most. The old ma... 
What in the world is going on.....
Do not have this CD but other recent Paul Simon CD I do have was definitely mastered to be "loud".