The Boss is the Bo$$

"Then I put on the Springsteen Magic album to test a really bad sounding album. It was so sludgy, "

gpgr4blu- Too bad you didn't bring a good copy of Springsteen's "Darkness" to experience on that Tech Das. "Streets of Fire" would have been mid blowing.

Springsteen music is generally too busy to begin with to be audiophool SQ. One can only hope for a pressing that stands out from the rest. Once Bruce became part of  MTV  and was "Dancing in the Dark" I gave up on him.

Richopp

Are you thinking about the No Nukes triple album which had a number of acts including Bruce on it or did you have a bootleg?

Tablejockey

I'm ordering the table and arm. You can bet Darkness will get a workout.

"I'm ordering the table and arm. You can bet Darkness will get a workout."

gpgr4blu- Congratulations. The times I've heard a Techdas , it's was a WOW experience.

Enjoy it. 

Springsteen's music can be "busy"-lot going on. Even the "best" pressing will reveal the shortcomings of the recording. Best heard on something like you're getting!

Never liked him. Surrounded by good musicians but he him self is way way way over rated and very little talent. I would csll him a performer before a musician every day!

I think he went back to the Spector big wall of sound recording. Dave Clark Five also used a similar wall of sound. It sounds great in cars or at parties grabs your attention and doesn’t let go.

As far as money I guess many artists have a price.