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The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change
Some people get acclimated to the sound of a particular system and it no longer sets off the endorphins after a while.  The sound is still the same, your brain's reaction to it has changed.  Putting in a new component in your system can get your a... 
Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2 and Typhon T2 Review
@jeffreyw It was sincere. I’m always glad to hear that someone got a nice boost in sound quality from an upgrade. I’ve got a Denali 6000 v1 that was a nice upgrade. @willywonka Who’s going to do these large scale comparisons? I agree that it wo... 
Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2 and Typhon T2 Review
Glad to hear you got your money's worth!  
Music through streamer vs CD/SACD
If by platforms you mean the streaming services, no, they are not ripping cds or using pcs. I don’t know how the transfer is done but I assume files are sent by the record labels to the streaming services over the internet and stored on servers. A... 
Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs?
One thing seems surer than not, these days: the common sentiment for nifty kit, tangible conventional sleeves and so forth seems like it’ll keep vinyl in production longer than “silent” CD’s, which at least on a sociological level is pretty inter... 
Tidal lowers its monthly fee
Nice!  
Looking for a smooth sounding 6922 variant
Give Brent Jessee a call and talk it over with him. He’ll find the right tubes for you. He has much more experience finding the right tubes than the average Audiogoner..  
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues, Awesome!
@kennyc  - Books won't be much help.  Even for an individual jazz musician the music can vary so much from album to album that you just have to listen and see if it's your kind of jazz.  Streaming is very helpful for jazz.  Lots of different album... 
A quick question related to Amperex Bugle Boys
There are fake Bugle Boys out there already.  Along with fake just about everything else.  They are not that common though.  As @audition__audio  said  if you have a lot of experience with tubes, more than I have, you can spot fakes by examining t... 
Visit to Mike Lavigne's house
Thanks for the report and taking the time to upload videos.  That's quite a system that Mike has. Did Mike agree with your finding that digital and vinyl delivered pretty much the same sound quality?    
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues, Awesome!
 
Has anyone heard from bdp24 lately?
Glad to hear you're still with us @bdp24.   Love your musician stories.  
Do you have Ny Weekly Q?
I'm not sure how Qobuz selects the albums to feature either.  I think the problem may be that they are a French company.  One would think they'd have Americans do this for the American market, but who knows? One of my favorite blues albums from t... 
InnuOS Sense 2.6.0.
There is also a line of dots on the right-hand side of your "Albums" page that allows you to go directly to a particular line of album covers.  You can touch a dot and it will tell you what letter you're at if your albums are sorted alphabetically... 
Cream — Stormy Monday
@soix I think all tablejockey was saying is that Clapton’s version of the tune is definitive, FOR HIM. "No reason to get excited", the thief he kindly spoke. That’s from Bob Dylan. Don’t want anyone accusing me of stealing.  If you think someone...