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Mihorn:I'm referring to what I think should be our ultimate reference, live music. I've never come home from a live show and thought about hearing say, cymbals 10' high in a certain part of the stage etc... I'm not trying to degrade your system or... 
Extraordinary recordings on vinyl
...this may help...My definition of thin or sterile is not a lack of bass but a lack of "soul". This "soul" is the essence of music. To me it (is) the hard to explain (in words) factor that finds whatever is within us and somehow gels with what th... 
Extraordinary recordings on vinyl
Qdrone: I'm not familiar with the Bowie you referenced. I'm really not sure if you are agreeing with me now on the RO lp or making a stronger case? The artists I mentioned above, all have bass and none are sterile or uninvolving, IMO.I'm willing t... 
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Tostadosunidos: I feel the same way on AHDN.Mapman: Fogerty's vocals are better than ever on "Revival". 
Best Sounding new releases 2015
Courtney Barnett "sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I just sit" 
Best Rock Album of 2015
Courtney Barnett "Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit"Dengue Fever "the deepest lake"Calexico "Edge Of The Sun" 
Extraordinary recordings on vinyl
A positive thing that came out of this for me was, although it has been quite a while, I cleaned and listened to the Ric Ocasek & "Heartbeat City" lps before posting above. (HC) is a great record, especially side 2. 
"Famous Blue Raincoat"..
Frogman: Referring to your post on12/02/14: ..for me it's the artificial sound. There's not a hint of ANALOG here. My question is:, how can such a well regarded lp, sound so artificial/almost digital in it's overall presentation?/ then, the majori... 
Songs that Inspire or Move you
Fairport Convention "Sloth" 
Songs that Inspire or Move you
Tpreaves: Where are you now?? 
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Bigalt: I tried to inject humor in my recent posts. I hope you realized this, also, I hope I haven't turned you off from this important thread.At this point,(in this thread) it may be hard for first time users to get a say?I'm sure we all will app... 
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Graham Nash "Better Days" WOW! 
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Frankly, I may consider adding (A) = Anal to the last portion of my "audio creed". I think that is a good thing. 
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Ct0517: Chris, you are the MAN regarding various set-ups.. but I submit, what really matters is how the arm's set-up transfers to "playing conditions". After all, as I think you will agree, this is what really matters. A long time owner of this ar... 
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Cto517: I appreciate your understanding my posts. That gives me a lot of pleasure.Regarding (ANAL), I doubt if there's anyone reading this that's more anal than I! I really take that as a complement! Whether or not it was implied or maybe just my ...