mksun
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| Bluesound Node2 with outboard DAC I have my Bluesound Node 2i connected to my Denafrips Pontus II DAC and it sounds great! I’m using a toslink connection from the Node 2i to the Pontus as I’m also connecting my Audiolab CDT 6000 transport to the Pontus via coax. Spinning silver di... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Aimee Mann - “Queens of the Summer Hotel”Laura Nyro - “New York Tendaberry”Philip Glass - “Songs from Liquid Days”All just purchased today. 😀 | |
| Blues for Aficionados CHESS BLUESVarious ArtistsChess Records 1992I picked up this 4 disc CD boxed set in the used bin a few years ago. It provides a 20 year retrospective of Chicago Blues artists on the Chess Label. Its a good mix of famous and more obscure tracks a... | |
| New In 2021 Looking forward to picking up Aimee Mann's "Queens of the Summer Hotel" today, her first new release in 4 years. Thanks for your post @jafant! | |
| What are you streaming tonight? John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, Amazon Ultra HDPhilip Glass - The Thin Blue Line Soundtrack, Amazon HDTangerine Dream - Winter in Hiroshima, Amazon HD | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Bob Dylan - Live at the Gaslight 1962Gordon Lightfoot - SundownSimon and Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning, 3 AM | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? Los Angeles area radio stations I listened to:KHJ - Top 40 AM early 70sKMET (aka “The Mighty MET”) - FM Album oriented rock mid 70s to early 80sKROQ - FM Alternative rock late 70s to mid 80s | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Miles Davis - Big Fun | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Van Morrison - Astral WeeksVan Morrison - No Guru No Method No TeacherDusty Springfield - Dusty in MemphisBob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a FireBob Marley and the Wailers - Trenchtown Rock 1969 - 1978Herbie Hancock - Empyrean IslesMiles Davis -... | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? These are some of my favorite CDs, all amazing voices:Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (hybrid SACD)Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light Til DawnSandy Denny - No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology Sarah McLachlan - Solace (hybrid SACD)Aretha Franklin -... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune, Tyranny and Mutation, and Spectres on CD. Great Halloween tunes. | |
| Best music in 2021 Another vote for Rhiannon Giddens “They’re Calling Me Home”. I also recently bought her entire back catalog. | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point I’m extremely happy with my Denafrips Pontus II purchased several months ago. For $1.7k it has more than lived up to all the positive reviews and has transformed the sound of my system. I now have over 2.5k CDs to re-listen to, a problem I enjoy h... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search I am using an Audiolab CDT6000 transport connected to a Denafrips Pontus II DAC and the sound is amazing! The Pontus which is an R2R ladder DAC has been a game changer for my system. The Pontus increased the soundstage, brought more airiness to th... |