Whats playing on your system today?

Snowpony / Slow motion world

Moby --- Reprise

Tara Jane O'Neil / TKO

Pink Floyd, “DSOTM” SACD
Pink Floyd, “WYWH” Acoustic Sounds SACD
Nick Mason, “ Live At The Roundhouse” Two CD’s


For the last two months, I have really not been listening to my main system. I have it on everyday for 5 hours or so, but I was strictly listening to FM Stereo, sitting in my recliner (the one I watch TV with) which is off to the side of my right speaker. I have been listening? while reading and dozing. It was no more than background noise.

Today I decided to get out of lazy mode and sat in the sweet spot for almost five hours and appreciating my carefully put together system for how great the music sounded and to the effortlessness of the music flowing. My speakers are rated at 93.5 DB sensitivity and although they are not efficient enough for MC, but with 300 watts per channel of McIntosh muscle behind them, filled my room with truly thrilling sound. I am happy to say I broke out of my funk and am back to enjoying my system the way it should be.

As my hearing has deteriorated and have a few new cars worth of equipment, I won’t be upgrading any longer. I have painfully come to this conclusion over the past year or so. I am happy enough to have the system I have and will now just enjoy. I am a bit sad that I won’t have any new toys to unbox and play with and we all know what I am talking about, that thrill over unboxing and anticipating a new piece of gear. For myself, sometimes that experience is even better than sex!


My long term plans are to enjoy what I have and to look for newer music to enjoy. After all, how many times can one listen to Floyd, Yes, Tull and all the rest over and over and over and over again?

+1 stereo5