hifiguy42

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Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
Add me to the list of readers who sincerely miss Art Dudley.  Listener was the last time I read any audio rag cover to cover.   
RIP Jeff Beck
Just listened to both sides of Truth last night, this is so GD sad  
Best sounding headphones you have owned?
Stax Lambda SR (non-pro) here, I have been using them for about 30(!) years and although I have tried many others, nothing comes close for overall SQ.  I like the Utopias, especially for bass, but anything acoustic on the Stax is just amazing.  
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
If anyone is in Chicagoland, Abt in Glenview has them on display in their showroom.  
Top 5 Vinyl Recordings
Sonny Rollins - Way Out West Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All Ry Cooder - Bop Till You Drop Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life  
Audioquest Niagara 1200
I have had the same experience as @nonoise with the Niagara 1200.  It's a great product.  
A Cool Opportunity to Help
The kind of story AG needs right now.  
This may be of interest to some...
taxes are what make civilization possible, but the neverending myth of rugged individualism persists.  Use short, and if possible, monosyllabic words when explaining the collective nature of modern culture, but don't expect the whiners to try to u... 
Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital?
+1 @asctim   
Greatest Songwriter of all time
Jim Croce Joni Mitchell Greg Brown Roger Waters  
Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions
was the Joni Mitchell track "Cotton Avenue" from Don Juan's Reckless Daughter? Epic bass - Jaco is such a natural fit for her later work, I really wish they had done more work together.  
Just a few words of appreciation for a still living artist.
I saw him a couple of months ago in Door County, WI. He was very gracious and funny, and there were many times during which there were very few dry eyes in the house; he's getting up there. He couldn't hit the high notes and his voice didn't have ... 
Im looking for the next upgrade. I'm not real sure which way I want to go Help!
I use a pair of ML Impressions with an ARC tubed preamp and a Classe two channel amp. It has delighted me for years, and I have never felt a sense of fatigue and or any kind of thin sound.   
Only two tracks to test your system, forever!
Tamp 'em up solid - Ry Cooder Help Me - Joni Mitchell  
Has new music gone down the tubes?
thanks @dabel