mksun

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Whats playing on your system today?
Etta James - Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions   
To DAC or not to DAC ?
A standalone DAC makes a huge difference in SQ over using a component's onboard DAC.  I replaced a combo Headphone Amp / DAC with a Denafrips Pontus II and it was day and night. I run both my Buesound Node 2i and Audiolab CD transport into the Pon... 
Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to.
+1 for the Beatles, Yardbirds, Talking Heads I left the Beatles off my initial list because of the screaming and mayhem.  I just spaced on the Yardbirds and Talking Heads. I saw David Byrne perform solo in the 90s where he donned a huge boxy suit... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession  Laura Nyro - Gonna Take A Miracle  Both are new acquisitions.  Been on a Laura Nyro binge as of late.    
What are you streaming tonight?
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign  
What are you streaming tonight?
King Crimson - Thrak  
What are your top 5 Windham Hill recordings?
Shadowfax - ShadowfaxAlex Degrassi - Clockwork Darol Angor and Barbara Higbie - TidelineLiz Story - Solid ColorsWindham Hill Guitar SamplerI listen to classic rock, alternative rock, R&B, jazz, blues, folk, reggae, world music, electronic musi... 
New In 2021
Alison Krauss / Robert Plant - Raise the Roof (later this month) 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Cassandra Wilson - Coming Forth By DayCat Power - You Are Free 
Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to.
John Coltrane Miles DavisJimi HendrixJoni Mitchell The BandThe Grateful DeadThe DoorsCreedence Clearwater RevivalTrafficCreamThe Velvet UndergroundBob Marley and the WailersThe Who (with Keith Moon) - saw them twice in the early 80’s but it wasn’t... 
Live music you have attended that left impact....perhaps better than you expected.
Here are a few concerts that I attended and forgot to list in my previous post. Bad Company 1979 - My very first concert towards the end of High School.  ARMS Benefit Concert for Multiple Sclerosis 1983 - This was a charity concert in honor of Ron... 
A move has me thinking of a CD changer....?
I have a Rotel RCC-1055 5 Disc changer that I purchased back in 2003.  Besides excellent build quality it has HDCD playback which is extremely hard to find especially in a changer.  Some artists with extensive HDCD catalogs include the Grateful De... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair 
What song have you played the most?
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower