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rednedtugent wrote: »todays dollar vinyl pickups;
the Veejay Beatles is in of course fair condition and mono, as is the other Beatles Lps
The Led Zep is in good condition and I believe the A version.
Steve Hillage is an upgrade
Whats in the Paper bag???2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD -
The Doobie Brothers * Toulouse Street *
2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD -
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$1.60 CD;
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RIP Gregg
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CD's tonight
Dust • self titled
Because I am The Pumpkinking
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^^^^ vinyl on now.
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DonnerUndBlitzen wrote: »This morning I've been doing some testing of my CDs versus Spotify. I have been curious to find out if Spotify increases the levels on its music files to make all the levels similar and louder. A leveler program can bring up the lows and make everything in the music track sound louder. This is frequently done with "remastered" pop music. I read an article on this and it showed how Michael Jackson's "Bad" Lp has had this done to it in 3 different "remasterings." Another example of this is ELOs "Out of the Blue." The remastering has added much more lower end bass to the music than the original Lp.
Part of what I like about my RTI A3s and A5s is that they remain clear and detailed with the quiet passages of classical music. I just compared the adagio in Symphony 4 (Karajan Beethoven 1977 cycle, from his Symphony edition, on CD) to the same track at Spotify. I also have this same symphony cycle on Lp records. That track starts off quiet and gets much louder at about the 48 second mark. The Spotify track did not sound louder in the early quiet part of this track and sounded just as loud as the CD in the louder parts of the track. I like the wide dynamic range of classical music.
I recently listened to most of Frank Sinatra's catalog at Spotify and some by Dean Martin. Both of these artists music have much more dynamic range than modern pop/rock and I turned the volume up almost the same as with classical music.
That's the main thing you have to take into consideration when doing any comparisons. You need to make sure you are comparing apples to apples and use the same version CD as Spotify is playing because they are all remastered differently.
You can take a newly-remastered classic rock album and rip it to MP3 and then compare it against the original CD release in lossless format and the MP3 can sound better in many instances. -
Buddy Guy • Heavy Love
Because I am The Pumpkinking
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Gorillaz Humanz Delux. 96kHz/24bit. Playing over a pair of craigslist CRSs with RDO-194s.2ch rig: Speakers: Magnepan LRS w/Magna Riser stands Preamplifier: Parasound P5 DAC: Fiio K13 Amplifier: Parasound A23 CDP: Pioneer DV-563A Cables: Wireworld Equinox 7 XLR ICs, Wireworld Ultraviolet 7 USB, AudioQuest Q2s, AudioQuest NRG X(preamp)
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Mad Season Above (Deluxe). FLAC On The CRSs.2ch rig: Speakers: Magnepan LRS w/Magna Riser stands Preamplifier: Parasound P5 DAC: Fiio K13 Amplifier: Parasound A23 CDP: Pioneer DV-563A Cables: Wireworld Equinox 7 XLR ICs, Wireworld Ultraviolet 7 USB, AudioQuest Q2s, AudioQuest NRG X(preamp)
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The Section • Forward Motion.......WLP
Because I am The Pumpkinking
A Kind Word Is An Easy Gift To Give -
Herbie Hancock • Thrust
Because I am The Pumpkinking
A Kind Word Is An Easy Gift To Give -
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Allan Holdsworth • Velvet Darkness
Because I am The Pumpkinking
A Kind Word Is An Easy Gift To Give -
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^^^^ SACD now playing
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US cleaned Vol 1 side 1;
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The Dimes • The King Can Drink The Harbor Dry........Spotify
Because I am The Pumpkinking
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Chris Rea - Blue Guitars: 60's & 70's
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VG Dollar vinyl;
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