tomcarr

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Do you grade your albums?
@billstevenson Yes!  
Do you grade your albums?
@baylinor I like your enthusiasm and discipline!  
One box solution
Thank goodness you're going to a nice facility.  What about headphones? Listen as loud as you like. That's my plan for my future.  
Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both?
@malatu LOL!  
Has it all been worth it?
Started in this hobby 50 years ago. Love my current system. It's my therapy session, whenever I want. Couldn't be happier.  
Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both?
+1 @mashif   
Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both?
+1 @billpete   
Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both?
How 'bout asking the aging mouth-breathers here "Do you listen to your music with your mouth open?"  
Do you grade your albums?
@mlsstl Me too. It hasn't been any trouble. I just give whatever I'm listening to a grade in my head. I don't make a list or anything like that. That would be too much work!  
Do you grade your albums?
@fuzztone True that!  
Anticable Cables: what do you like about them thread?
Six years later, I am still enjoying my Anticables. Interconnects and speaker cables.    
A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd
I've found tremendous bargains on CDs, SACDs and HDCDs at local thrift stores, usually less than $2 each. Some remastered, some original releases.  I don't stream nor do I spin vinyl. My only source is an SACD/CD player that I enjoy very much. I... 
A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd
My McIntosh MCD600 makes wonderful, beautiful, great sound. I don't miss my turntables. Sold the last one back in the 90s.  
Why did you purchase the equipment you have and what do you like most about it?
Fifty years of trial and error. Countless iterations of some form of a system. Perfectly happy with current setup. That's all that counts.  
Fine tuning the system. Where do you start and how do you proceed ?
1. The room 2. The setup 3. The gear However, I have found a significant difference in SQ among recordings. So much so that I grade each one D, C, B, A, A+ based solely on sound quality.  Almost makes a case for the album making the biggest im...