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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS

I am serious.  I work VERY hard to have the best system I can.  I have made many upgrades and am more than happy with my equipment.  I stream 100% of the time, mostly form Qobuz.  My digital front end is highly optimized.  But when I want my system to sound AMAZING?

 

I play Mark Knopfler or my favorite  Dire Straits.  Seriously.  It is recorded so exceptionally  well, and seems to have harmonics which just please the ear and soul.  I often think it sounds a bit 'tube like', as my system is all solid state.  There are just no offending sounds, and never sibilance.  I could list songs, but it would be easier to just list the one not to play ('Money for Nothing').

 

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wwmeredith
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I agree with others here when it comes to Mark Knopfler’s vocals. He’s basically chatting. The band sounds great though.

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audiodwebe
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lalitk,

Thanks for your suggestion.  I'd never heard that song before.

Very nice!

bubinga
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To deep-333. You are truly a sophisticated, enlightened connoisseur of musical taste. Bravo to you.

immatthewj
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To deep-333. You are truly a sophisticated, enlightened connoisseur of musical taste.

You can’t beat the sound of Def Leppard blasting away  on his multi-channel Von Swikert system.  

hifiguy42
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@howartcow 

THGTTG is very important to me and I consider it (and the subsequent books in the series) to be a masterpiece. I consider Adams a "cynic with a heart of gold (not the infinite improbability drive powered spaceship)". 

Regarding the "talking voice" v the "pretty voice" argument, art is art. The argument is akin to "it's not a poem if it doesn't rhyme" and very tired.  The delicate beauty of Prokoviev's Romeo and Juliet is not somehow superior to the fierce brutality of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, although the former is probably more accessible to the casual listener.  

In the end, nobody wins a "my favorite band is best" argument.

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