linnvolk
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| Am I right for this forum? @snilf, we are kindred spirits; I identified strongly with your post and have wondered the same thing, though (like you, I imagine) I don’t lie awake nights agonizing over it. Based on my observations, there are many layers to this thing.@ghdprent... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear —Clarity, Female voice: Gravity (Alison Krauss/Union Station) — Human voice: Gjeilo: Ubi Caritas (Voces8) — Bass/Slam: Sing, Sang, Sung (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Fat Band) — Bass Drum: March from Suite 1 (Holst) (Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederic... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Making my way through the full cycle of Haydn symphonies directed by Antal Dorati and Philharmonia Hungarica. I am on #96... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song Caves of Altamira - Steely Dan. My 9-year-old son latched onto this one, and it quickly became a favorite of mine. Cross-eyed Mary - Jethro Tull. Maybe not obscure, as I was familiar with it in its day, but maybe not the most played Tull song o... | |
| Led Zep Fool in the Rain It seems that having a Purdie shuffle foundation is a certain recipe for making a song I will love. I am aware of no exceptions. Enjoying the thread. | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! It was my simultaneous introduction to the worlds of lossless streaming and active amplification a few years back (<5) via my Akurate System Hub (streamer) and Akurate Exaktbox-i (D/A, 8 channels of amplification). As part of the same upgrade,... | |
| Ripping CDs @gowanus, no, I did not know that, but it stands to reason. I have much less interest in movies than in music, and do not miss the ability to watch DVDs. Except I wish I could view the original versions of the three first Star Wars movies (withou... | |
| Ripping CDs @ghdprentice Indeed true in my experience as well. You bring up some very good points there. I could not agree more that high-quality streaming has changed everything. For instance, I am working my way through all of Haydn's symphonies. That i... | |
| Ripping CDs @ghdprentice I believe you are assuming that the desired content is available through some subscription service, preferably one to which the OP is subscribed. Yes? Or am I missing something? There are a few (not many) CDs in my collection tha... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? @celtic66, thank you for the heads-up on "NHOP Trio Live." I did not know this one, but I sure am enjoying it now. I knew of Pedersen and Wakenius from their work with Oscar Peterson but did not know their work elsewhere. | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? If your posts typically run to more than 20 lines, experiment with brevity this year. I personally skip long-winded posts and try not to write them myself, though it is my natural tendency to be verbose. Your readership will increase in inverse... | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. Fellow boomer here as well. The advice of @arize84 is, in my experience, sound. When I needed to move into the streaming world, I went back to the dealer who had sold me my kit in the late 1990's, and he hooked me up. I am currently using a Lin... | |
| Mahler 8th Symphony Solti - Chicago - 1971 Stunning performance and unbelievable (for 1971) recording that is still stellar in 2023. Oh my goodness. | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I will go with the original set of instructions. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue Incidentally, I am really glad not to be faced with that dilemma. | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? @calvinj - I think you uncovered a core issue there - one’s inability to consider the possibility that they may be wrong. I believe humility is a waning virtue in our society. Partially because folks cannot separate the ideas of humility and humil... |