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Alt Country/Folk, American roots
The latest Barton Carroll is really good. 
Classic rock: best remasters
This may not be relevant... I just purchased a well worn (lp) copy of Country Joe & the Fish, "Electric Music for the Mind & Body", VSD.79244 at a record show. Visually, it has lots of superficial surface scratches and other issues. (I can... 
Best Rock Album of 2014
Frazey Ford "Indian Ocean" 
Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications
In keeping with the season... The Judds, "Christmas Time With The Judds". Excellent! 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
As an aside, "English Oceans" was a BIG disappointment for me on vinyl. The sonics are horrible! 
Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications
Cat Power "Jukebox"Cowboy Junkies "Revisited"Annie Lennox "Nostalgia"With the recent passing of Joe Cocker... although he never did a cover's lp to my knowledge, he produced several great cover songs. 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hello!!!Coming out of my audio shell....I've noticed lately that, the ARC/POST has an issue.(This is an ongoing issue with the ET design)If, you can look at your ET from dirrectlly behind. you'll notice the the arc block / post doesn't "square-up"... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hello People: I recently sent my Acutex to Axel in Germany for a rebuild. (1000 hrs +++)According to him, the stock diamond is an elliptical. An upgrade, which I chose, is the Shibata diamond.I'll, at some point, update on the difference.It most l... 
worst sounding great lps
Radiohead "The Bends" 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
Listened to it... Great music, excellent performance. (Wow!, white boys shouldn't be able to do this?)If I had my druthers, I'd record it all analog. The soundstage should be wider. (This is the (audiophile nerd) in me). Thanks Maxnewid! 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
Mofimadness: Thanks for sharing! 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
Maxnewid: Check this one out... Frazey Ford "Indian Ocean", then if you really want to be blown away, check out Frazy's "Obadiah" before it's gone. (lp) 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
Maxnewid: Upon your recommendation and my auditioning, I ordered and just received the St. Paul (lp). I knew upon reading the players that I'd heard of the last name (Janeway) before. Yes, he played on Jason Isbell's lp, on one of my top lps from ... 
Frazey Ford
I got it,(on vinyl) today! I was listening again to "Obadiah" in preparation for it. She's introduced horns in the mix now. The sonic comparison to "Obadiah" is very evident. "Obadiah" is more open, really a reference quality recording. I noticed ... 
year end best of list...the "Bones"
Much more "take" than give IMO.