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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').

 

fastfreight
fastfreight OP
843 posts
 

NO not true.  I am music first and listen to what I LIKE.  But I like much of Dire and much of Mark.  And it sounds great.  I LOVE and listen to old Genesis, Yes, Tull Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Dead, Jackie Greene, Cheeze, Buckethead ect. as well as new amazingly recorded music.  Thanks.

tablejockey
3,940 posts
 

Well, at least it wasn't Hotel California or a Diana Krall tune...

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lalitk
5,600 posts
 

@fastfreight, 

Listen to, You and Your Friend from On Every Street Album. 

fastfreight OP
843 posts
 

thanks tj

immatthewj
2,208 posts
 

That batch of Dire Straits  SACDs that MFSL put out do sound pretty good; and although Love Over Gold had pretty much blown me away for quite a while,  I am now back to thinking that Dire Straits (the self titled) has the better sound; but with all that typed, I have other SACDs that perform equally or out perform those.

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