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Jazz Music Question
A couple of corrections to my comments. The Michael Brecker album title is "Two Blocks From The Edge". Tony Williams’ quintet is hard bop but Brecker is post bop and I see Steps Ahead classed as fusion (though not fusion as I tend to think of it).... 
Jazz Music Question
"What artists or albums might you recommend?"Tony Williams Quintet - Civilization, also Angel Street.Michael Brecker - Tales from the Hudson, also Two Steps from the EdgeMike Manieri's Steps Ahead - the self-titled first US release but also Smokin... 
Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.
"It does not matter how much I spend on a piece of new gear or a tweak, the single biggest contribution to my listening pleasure is the quality of the recording."@chilli42AMEN!Understanding recording quality to derive from: composition, performanc... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
St. Germain - self-titledLast track, "Forget Me Not"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBAEyhiHmU 
Blues for Aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuYm4QRvDmw&list=OLAK5uy_kHkKFLgaVXBuKu3vcoBaXEfbzg1Z_iUOMSt. Germain - Real BluesMali by way of Paris. 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Animal Logic I & IILove Deborah Holland's voice.  Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke, not too bad either!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvJhj7DeM4 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
For @slaw , @nutty , & @pokeyThe Lord Dog Bird.  A LoFi masterpiece.Something about it reminds me of Hiss Golden Messenger - but further out there.Persevere (maybe) through tracks 1-3.  It gets "easier".Track 5, Song for Woodthrushhttps://www.... 
Auralic Aries
@mike_in_nc Glad you enjoyed it.  Learned at the audio school of hard knocks; hard knocks seemingly the only way to get things through my thick skull.;-) 
Blues for Aficionados
Vera Hall - Trouble So Hardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9SENzRLk_M(A thanks to Moby for the intro)Sonhouse - John The Revelatorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBoP70A7Q0 
Auralic Aries
@rfnoise Pleased to read the Monolith USB made a positive difference for you. You are very welcome, of course, but all credit to Duster over on Audio Asylum. My reaction to the sound quality improvement with the Monolith was much like yours...it s... 
Recording to test right and left channels...
XLO Test & Burn-in CD 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Espen Eriksen Trio - Never Ending JanuaryTrack 5, Brian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_XBL6m2Xi0 
Any Tuvan Throat Singing Fans Here?
He was....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Penahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpP6Xo0TSNk&ab_channel=Stringmeester 
Auralic Aries
PS - That might be something to ask the Auralic community about. 
Auralic Aries
Again, if I recall correctly, longer is supposedly better than shorter (i.e., 2 meter rather than 1 meter) but do read the Audio Asylum thread as there’s discussion about the optimum length. Personally, I didn’t notice a negative impact on sound q...