dayglow

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Why the hate for mcintosh amps?
Cosmetically the WWE of electronics!!!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Supertramp-Crisis? What Crisis? Side II Shakti With John McLaughlin-A Handful Of Beauty Side 2 Susannah McCorkle-How Do You Keep The Music Playing Side 2 SQ Audiophile 4.7 Jefferson Starship-Spitfire Side B Dionne Warwick-Hot Live And Otherwis... 
Vote for Your Top OP'er One Only Please !
@opus88 I nominate you(opus88) for your knowledge of classical music. I enjoy classical music as much as any genre of music, considering I grew up with Journey/REO/Styx/Van Halen and Foreigner!!! Your posts(only 530?) are always intelligent/insi... 
Integrated upgrade recomendations
I never mentioned an amp. I helped my sister set up an entry level system. Decided on a Belles Aria due to the reviews and comments by well respected bloggers and by luck the Belles Aria is excellent at it's price point(2500?) With this amp you ca... 
Integrated upgrade recomendations
The issue with many Audiophiles is they go cheap on electronics. Yes most of us know speakers/room will dictate/control your sound. When you cut corners on electronics you will never know what the speakers capability is. What % do you think the Sp... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Carole King-Music Side 1 Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton-Soft Lights & Sweet Music Side 1  Peter Frampton-Breaking All The Rules Side 2 The 5th Dimension-Live!! Side 4 An Abbreviated vinyl night usually play 1 side of 8 recordings. Not... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Anita Baker-Rhythm Of Love(CD) Kicks off vinyl night with a smooth vibe.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jo Stafford-Sweet Hour Of Prayer Side 1 Al Martino-A Merry Christmas Side 2 Tony Bennett-Snowfall Side 1 John Denver-A Rocky Mountain Christmas Side B Frank Sinatra-The Sinatra Christmas Album Side 2 Alabama-Christmas Side B Carpenters-Chris... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54  Yesterday you inquired which pressing of Paul Simon-One Trick Pony I played. In the deadwax Side 1 HS 1 3472 JW 2 #4  Sterling Stamp with TJ below it there appears to be a (0) after STERLING. Side 2 is the same but with less clar... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54   I will check tomorrow everything has been put away. It's one of the rare recordings with a top level performance(Yes that's subjective) and SQ.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Paul Simon-One Trick Pony Side 2 SQ Audiophile Judas Priest-Hell Bent For Leather Side 1 Starland Vocal Band-Rear View Mirror Side A George Shearing And Hank Jones-The Spirit Of 176 Side 2 Boz Scaggs-Silk Degrees(CBS Half Speed Mastered) Side ... 
Accuphase vs Esoteric
I own an Esoteric A-03 amp and C-03 preamp. As with true Hi-End electronics like (Esoteric) they don’t call attention to themselves. If you want more coloration to your music Accuphase is a great choice. IMO to put a true Hi-End system together is... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Copeland-In Motion(CD) was played prior to playing vinyl tonight.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This) Side B William Ackerman- Childhood And Memory Side 1 Tony Bennett-Bennett/Berlin Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Moody Blues-The Other Side Of Life Side 1 Roxy Music-Manifesto-West Side SQ Audiophile* Arnold... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Classics IV-The Very Best Of Side 1 Scott Hamilton-ST(CJ-42)barcode Side 1 Rod Stewart-Every Picture Tells A Story Side 2 SQ Audiophile Freddie Hubbard-Super Blue Side 1 SQ Audiophile Shirley Bassey-In Person Side B Van Morrison-His Band And ...