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Class A for the win!

Good for a listen every ten years, or so. In that time you forget the train horn that opens side two and you listen to it at the same sound level that was comfortable for the storms on side one. If your system has great dynamics then it’s guaranteed that you will jump about ten seconds in. It...

Plus having an entire loom of the same manufacturer is desirable, if, of course, the sound is pleasant to you. System balance is my mantra.

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Angel’s sound was never angelic, just as Seraphim’s was never seraphic, but Du Pre’s playing is simply rapturous. Whether it’s raining or sunny, this record always makes me feel happy to be alive.

Not spinning but watching. Jacqueline Du Pre’s story on PBS is overwhelmingly beautiful and so sad at the same time. Like living during Jimi Hendrix’s lifetime, being on earth at the same time as Ms Du Pre is a blessing. Otherworldly human being. I have to admit, behind the electric guitar...

Go with balanced if they are relatively cheap, especially if they match your other cables. I'm waiting with bated breath for @Angsty to chime in. ;):)

I should have been an indigenous American where experience and the wisdom that comes with living a long life is revered. I know stuff. I’ve seen and heard stuff and have a record collection most of you would give a nut for.

How does she think I should be eliminated?

The most beautiful and beguiling midrange I’ve heard in my system ever was an Audio Research SP-3A in about 1990. I had it on a three day loan and together with my Spica Angelus speakers it made voices sound ungodly awesome. Treble was not extended and the bass was about as muddy as can be or I...

@Slimwhit33 what has driven your desire to be upgrading so consistently? Listening to other systems, reading magazines or online info, etc? Congrats on being where you’re at today.

Talk to Carl. He’ll set you straight. 😉

All the girls like HL&tN.

Personal statement?

The Great Vinyl Record Buying Swindle A really long read with lots of spicy vocabulary but some might find it interesting. I did, even though I didn’t read every word.

Same with some, but not all, RCA Dynaflex pressings from around the early 70s oil embargo. Some good sounding Jefferson Airplane stuff. Dynamics were a little limited compared to regular weight records but most rock was compressed by that time anyway.

Good memories, I hope. There must be a couple of respectable pubs in your neighborhood.

Would love to share a few there, Joe. How far is it from you?

Prepping for tomorrow.

Joe, have you ever owned a piece of audio gear that you were embarrassed to let anyone see? I doubt it. Metaphors are one thing, hyperboles are another.