td_dayton

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Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts
i appreciate prof sharing his perspective. the guy is saying over and over that he consciously chooses equipment that "speaks" to him in some way beyond a set of measured specs, and that he doesn’t look at SINAD charts and go "oh yeah that one cle... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
max roach - members don't get weary   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
joe henderson with alice coltrane - the elements  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
reality - disco party. very cool reissue from jazzman  
Thoughts about the "Cheapaudioman" on YouTube
He created a large enough YouTube following to allow him to quit his day job and play with audio equipment all day.  He is smarter than all of us.  +1. whatever you think of his opinions or the gear he focuses on, this is really cool  
Thoughts about the "Cheapaudioman" on YouTube
i like him and i’m really stoked for him because very few normal working stiffs can parlay ’talking about gear online’ into an actual career. like i just want to root for him. it’s really cool what he’s done. not sure whether i trust his judgment... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
shuggie otis - inspiration information  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
after listening to qobuz and bandcamp all day (and enjoying it very much), it is so nice to put on a marvin gaye record - "i want you", pristine og. i love all formats but the rumors are true, a quality LP on a decent rig just hits you differently   
Whats playing on your system today?
@designsfx both of those look killer. adding to my queue  
Whats playing on your system today?
been listening to qobuz all day as a change of pace...among the highlights: joyce s/t (1967) vieux farka toure with khruangbin - ali don letts late night tales saafir "the hit list" great albums!!    
Record collecting versus hoarding
@sokogear i am not a dealer - i just listen to a lot of music and enjoy the hunt. i work from home which helps - probably listen to more music than most people for that reason. i sell and trade because space is limited, and my tastes and interests... 
Record collecting versus hoarding
can't speak for anyone else, but i will never stop buying records. at any given time i have between 2-5k on hand, but i trade and/or sell by the hundred or so - so my collection is always in flux. the most i've ever had at once was around 10,000 -... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
listened to a pair of new reissues as well - malachi thompson, "the seventh son" and billy harper quintet live at antibes ’75. before the repress the former was very hard to find in decent shape, a kind of soul jazz odyssey for smokers, and the la... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
lloyd mcneil - elegía   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske "river people" on that weather report album...that is a desert island tune in my world. killer!!