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Establishing a common analog listening bias

Maybe it is possible to establish a widely accepted common ground in terms of listening bias by choosing and agreeing on 10-30 LPs all readily available new to all audiophiles for decent price.
If all listening tests and personal comments regarding the sound of components and systems in the various threads and posts would refer to any of these LPs mainly, everyones comments and experiences would much easier be understood by their fellow Audiogoners.

How about an "Audiogon baker's double-dozen"?

This would create a solid ground for all of us.

How do you think about this ?
dertonarm
axelwahl
788 posts
 
How! Perrew
Tool ------- oh yeah!?
Cool, but then by any chance to make this THE one on HDCD also: "LATERALUS"

Wanna blow my head off, why not :-)
Axel
axelwahl
788 posts
 
One more for the road, -- POP ~ cross-over.
Jesse Cook: "Tempest" on NARADA EQUINOX ND 63035

If this be available on LP, it'd be a knock-out album. Fast, up tempo flamenco guitar with punchy percussion, mostly instrumental (just as well :-).

This CD is used by some reviewer(s), which drew my attention to it. A CD I actually manage to listen to from beginning to end.
A.
tubetan
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I guess I've completely misread the whole intent of the OP. After reading Dertonarm's response to my last post three times, I still don't know what he/she is saying. If this is just going to be one person saying "On side 2, four bars into the 2nd movement there is a buzz three chairs down in the violin section." and then someone else chiming in "You know nothing about system set-up so your hearing is invalid" or "Any fool could tell that's not a buzz in the violin section; it's the second chair French Horn clearing a spit valve." then I guess I wouldn't be interested in participating.

Thank you all for suffering a Philistine in your midst. I'll be on my way now . . .
axelwahl
788 posts
 
Tubetan :-)
I don't think you are a Philistine but 'projecting forward', our most valued Western thinking 'planning' genes kicking in.
Why not try to 'go with the flow' and see what materializes.
I guess there will be some to come of what you mention --- but there may be something useful also, I'm sure.

Just hang loose and try to avoid getting into some 'self fulfilling prophesy'. And you might find that bit of useful information you didn't even know to ask?
Greetings,
Axel
dertonarm OP
1,042 posts
 
Well Tubetan, you completely mistook the point.
Its all about a "common language" - a "common ground".
Its not at all about bugging the other with this or that detail in sonic reproduction which might be there or not.
However - I am not on a mission and would be happy if at least a few A'goners do find useful idea in this.
Lyndon B. Johnson once said: "better have them inside the tent peeing out, then outside the tent peeing in".
I do not concur.
If you can't see any point for you - fine with me.
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