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Testing Genalex KT77 & Psvane CV181 TII on Hickok 752 tube tester.
Does this help? 
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@tomic601 Fair enough. It wasn't just the mushy sonics. The lyrics were so meh, I was bemused at their simplicity.  I'll check out his other stuff on YxuTxbe.@slaw Love Hope. How's your pressing? Mine is in the "don't bother; stream instead" section. 
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Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light (Asylum 1980 UK)Playing this for 35 years and it’s still silent with no noise. Great atmospheric live recording. You are there. 
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Joe Satriani ‎- Joe Satriani (Legacy 2014 RE of 1984)OK I am not infallible. I picked this up last year and have only played it twice. Tonight, after a third play, I discovered it’s actually a 45 EP. Sounded fine @33. 
OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners
What was the design flaw? 
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Andy White - Rave On Andy White (Decca 1986)This is more like it. What a great debut album. Blows away Richard T previously played. Sounds so fresh and current. Great recording. 
MoFi - Are You Kidding Me?
The human touch. 
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Richard Thompson ‎- Small Town Romance (Hannibal 1984)I want to like this. Everyone loves Richard. There's a few good songs. The live crowd-pleasers are weak. 
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@clevinsoh Great minds!Brian Peters - Persistence Of Memory (Fellside 1985) Archetypical English acoustic folk concertina player singer balladeer who is still going strong. Like a cross between Steeleye Span, Morris dancers, and drunk pirates. Gre... 
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Peter Green - The End Of The Game (Reprise 1970)Haven't played this in 30 years as I was put off by the space font. It's pretty spacey and experimental. Reminiscent of Hendrix. 
Putting speakers next to other speakers
Had a pal who was a Linn dealer. Other speakers were banished from the listening room. The idea was that any passive transducer would vibrate and distort or pollute the music. This seemed to make sense and was gospel growing up. I doubt it would c... 
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Roosevelt Sykes ‎- Sings The Blues (Ember 1967)This guy is awesome. That is all. 
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Smiley Lewis ‎- Hook Line And Sinker (KC 1981)80s collection of 50s recordings. Great songs. Recording is oddly compressed. Roosevelt Sykes - Blue and Ribald, A Dirty Mother for you. (Southland 1972)Wonderful songs with spoken word intros. 
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Prefab Sprout ‎- From Langley Park To Memphis (Kitchenware 1988) 
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Sanae Yamada - Vive la Void (Sacred Bones 2018)