tomaswv

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You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which?
Simaudio for electronics, Dali for speakers.  
What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks
These are my go to CDs:Rosanne Cash—Rules of TravelRodney Crowell—The OutsiderKD Lang—Hymns of the 49th ParallelMary Chaplin Carpenter—Come On Come OnSteeleye Span—Hark! The Village WaitClifford Jordan—Live at Ethyl’sRon Carter—The Golden StrikerJ... 
Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what?
They are class D (Bel Canto ref500m) and I do leave them on all the time. But they were off quite a while when I installed the preamp and reconfigured my cables.  
Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what?
Possibly 200 hours, so it could be coming in to its own.  
Are you familiar with this amazing artist?
Africa Speaks is an amazing album by Carlos Santana, featuring Concha Buika. Interesting backstory on how he reached out to her. 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
The moon is a silver lady glowing through my lifeIn a little space above the musicI wish upon your faceI wish upon my dreamsIn the middle of this crazy world bubbling with pretty pearls and spinning through the blueHirth Martinez: The Moone Toone 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Here’s a couple more:Hirth Martinez—Hirth from Earth and Big Bright Street.  
Embarrassed....Audio furniture help
Salamander. Buy it viaAmazon prime for the free shipping. I have one in the tv room that is built to accommodate a sound bar. I ditched the sound bar and put in two speakers instead.  Sounded boxy til I lined the shelf with sound absorbing foam, a... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Yes to Dr. John Gris Gris!Robinella: Robinella and the CC String Band.Pandit  Vijay Raghav Rao: The Fantasy of Indian Drums. Especially side 2. Amazing sound.  
What are you streaming tonight?
I’ve been on a Gabor Szabo jag all day: Bacchinal, The Sorcerer, Small World, and, with Chico Hamilton: El Chico and The Further Adventures of El Chico. Amazed that he got his sound out of a large acoustic guitar (Martin D45) not usually associate... 
Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes
The bread of those early years:Phil Ochs—pleasures of the harborJohn Fahey—days have gone byJohn Mayall—the turning pointLeonard Cohen—songs from a roomGolden Ring—a gathering of friends for making musicThe Band—music from big pinkBob Dylan—John W... 
Upgrade: will I hear it?
I think you may be right. Not that the Marantz is bad, but that it is more unlike a straight preamp. The Cambridge, bel canto, and benchmark DACs might each sound slightly different, but they are all good DACs.  
Upgrade: will I hear it?
LOL. Let’s try to audition first, then auction  
When did you digitize your CDs and LPs? I still haven’t...
I sent my collection of about 800 CDs off to be ripped about two years ago. I had them send the CDs back to me, but after hearing the flac files, I threw most of the CDs away, keeping about 100 SACDs and higher quality CDs. Much better listening e... 
Songs that make your system sound AWSOME!
these have stood the test of time for me. Albums: Rodney Crowell—The OutsiderRosanne Cash—Rules of TravelMarcie Wasilewski Trio—Spark of Life Harmonie Ensemble—Henry Mancini: Music for Peter Gunn Tracks:Gerry Mulligan—Chelsea Bridge (Gerry Mulliga...