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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hey Slaw! I'm not familiar with Pieta Brown, so I googled her. Yep, she's the daughter of Greg Brown, but no mention of Iris. I'll have to check out her stuff. 
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Was record store day for me. Just back from Plaid Room Records with the following:Chip Taylor - "This Side of the Big River"The Beatles - "Revolver" Hot Tuna - "HOPPKORV"Pete Townshend - "Empty Glass"Bob Dylan - "Slow Train Coming"Genesis - "And T... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bdp24 - Thanks for the reply. I believe you are onto something regarding trying match the timing/phrasing of John Prine. Just can't do it. But in addition to that, the female vocals on this record almost sound like they were recorded differently ... 
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John Prine - "For Better, or Worse"  I love John Prine. I've got tickets to see him again in March. However, I don't love this album of duets. There are a lot of fine female singers on the record, however they just don't sound right accompanying J... 
After a (weeks) worth of listening...
I'm on my 4th listen of Roger McGuinn's - "Back From Rio" this week. Really outstanding recording, all the way through. Can believe I shelved it for the last 10 years. Maybe I need to take a look through my collection for more hidden gems. It's a ... 
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Budgie - "Bandolier" 
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Clarence Clemons - "Hero" 
Whats playing on your system today?
@slaw and All, If you like Chris Hillman, The Byrds and Tom Petty, you should check out Roger McGuinn's "Back From Rio". Hillman and David Crosby join in, as well as a little Tom Petty and Elvis Costello. It's an awesome album. McGuinn's guitar so... 
Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity
@whitestix - You probably need to hook up the Oppo to a video display, go into the menu and change the digital output to PCM. It is likely set from the factory for DD5.1. At least that's what I've had to do with other DVD players in the past when ... 
Do I have to spend $4000 plus to get a better sounding speaker than GET model 7 ?
@sunnyjim - I would be considering these if I were in the market for $4K floorstanders:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-focal-2017-10-04-speakersThat a lot of speaker for $4K. 
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Roger McGuinn - "Back From Rio" 
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Robert Plant - "The Principle of Moments" 
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Jean Luc PONTY / Stephane GRAPPELLI - "Inner City"  
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The Pretenders - "Learning to Crawl" 
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Lee Michaels - "5th"