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The Boss is the Bo$$
My OG "The Wild, The Innocent" beats anything later, even "Darkness".  @tomic601 The bass on "Racing in the Streets" sounds better during downshifts. I saw Bruce live on every tour from Darkness thru Tunnel of Love and then lost interest. A late... 
Ceiling fan in listening room?
@rbanathy This works surprisingly well in my room. On a side table near listening seat, at lower speeds it's dead quiet and for cost & easy returns, it's worth a try. It's basically a knockoff of the Dyson that sells for ~triple the price. Bl... 
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Moussorgsky / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Leibowitz – The Power Of The Orchestra : A Night On Bald Mountain / Pictures At An Exhibition (Chesky)  
Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music?
Devore Fidelity is another speaker brand that sounds like it meets what you're after. While designed and tested to work well with both SS & tube amps, SET are a good match. John Devore does some excellent youtube videos sharing great insights ... 
Changes in DAC Presentation - Need Advice
@alvin1118 might have some thoughts. To check on @mahler123 's theory, have no noticed if the OS/non-OS light is changing status?  FWIW, I run a Pontus and an opticalRendu, but haven't had your issue, even though I'm in TX in a spot with notorio... 
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Borodin* / Shostakovich* - The Borodin Quartet* – String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 8   (Speakers Corner )Records –   
Van Den Hul what is the best cart ?
@laynes You might want to consider posting your system in the Audiogon Systems section. Upon reading your posts, the first thing that struck me is that the DV20X2 is one of Dyna's more most models, and like 25% of the cost of the other two. Yes, b... 
"Transferred from original analogue master tapes"
Thanks, all. I wish the industry had a labeling standard like we get on nutritional content, but we know that's not happening!  Yes, @bdp24 I know about: Some reissue record companies are well known to use a purely analog signal path (MoFi, Ana... 
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@dayglow @mammothguy54 If you like One Trick Pony, you may be interested in a demo quality jazzy cover Romantically Helpless   Bach - Leonhardt Consort - Complete Harpsichord Concerti, Vol. II (On Period Instruments) Musical Heritage Society DMM  
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Various – Stax Of Funk. The Funky Truth Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit - S/T Low - Secret Name  (Dark, spacious, somber, mesmerizing, all analogue)  Thelonious Monk - Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam Records - My first on this highly touted ... 
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@tomic601 It's Small Faces - A Compleat Collection  
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Tom Waits - Rain Dogs  
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LRS haul from Breakaway in Austin. Time to clean some reccids...  
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The Stranglers – Aural Sculpture  
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Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters