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underrated or unheard of musician/band
Anything Jason Molina. 
Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos
I auditioned it, not enough of a departure from him/them to entice me to buy. 
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Just a general comment on the ET arm. I know others have had similar comments but here is mine. I've owned mine for over 20 years and just recently when I put in my new armboard I realized how quick and easy it was with an even greater degree of '... 
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Frogman: I tend to agree with the jist of your comments. I do think you misread my assessment of "Aja", as I stated that it is compressed. Thanks for the effort taken to respond so in depth.I know music is a very personal thing with me and can the... 
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In closing.... it seems unless there is some sort of 'reference' established regarding differences in what we're hearing, the whole process is for not. That's kind of what turned me off with regards to comparing the Acutex in our differing systems. 
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....I tend to post 'in pieces'.Just wanted to mention that the two lps I recommended earlier, even though they are or the 'digital age', in my view, are again examples of recordings done "right" as opposed to "The Nightfly". I can listen to them a... 
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Frogman: I really appreciate your "measured" responses! I, on the other hand, am quite the opposite. I know that I don't take the time to explain my position, so I'll give it a try here. Steely Dan: I think I am much harder on them, given their hi... 
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Before the night is through... I have a friend to thank for this one....Kim Richey "Rise" Get it, really, It's awesome!!!! It will cost you some $$$, but it's worth it! 
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Somebody stop me... Suzanne Vega "Beauty @ Crime" dynamics in spades!!!! 
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"High Violet" = this lp gets better with the resolution your system is capable of. A 'GREAT' lp IMO. 
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Chris, Thanks for your forsight regarding sending the Acutex to Bruce for his impressions. What more can I say... here are some excellent lps to check out...(I hope there are "gals" reading this. Give me a call....)Calexico/Iron @ Wine "In The Rei... 
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Sorry for overwhelming.... I meant to share that I recently went to a evening called Music Matters with my audio buddy. I was 10' from Fremer. Our 'analog man'. He played some hi-rez files from his Continuum table. Some Joni Mitchell, Who, Rolling... 
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Dover: Your idea has my excitement level on a 10. Thanks, I will pursue this, separating the speaker crossover. 
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A comparison: Put on a copy of Aja,(77') then compare it to Nightfly, 82", I think you'll get where I'm coming from.No comparison, IMO. 
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Chris: I didn't go back to review posts... from memory, my initial response to "Nightfly" being a lp we could all compare was, "it is one of the first digital recordings ever". I don't think my system is state of the art by any measure. What I'm c...