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larsman

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Adding a Herron VTSP 3A/360 Preamplifier to the system.
@vinylvalet - thanks for letting me know about that recent interview with Keith - I MUST check that out!!!! Love my 360/Ref!   
So where do you fall in the spectrum.? Gear or Music?
I'd guess for most of us, good music came into our lives long before good gear....  
Bully pulpits
Being a rock and roll guy, I prefer the Wooly Bully pulpit.....   
High Fidelity Sound Speaker
After glancing through this thread, I wouldn't touch anything by David Louis with the proverbial 10-foot pole.  😁  
Bully pulpits
I dunno - I see a little of that, to be sure, but not a whole lot. I guess I'm not looking at the right threads! I think it's all really important, but just on more appropriate websites.   
Band Member Changes Over Time
Genesis was my favorite band for a long time, since I saw them in my college gym in Rochester, NY in early 1973 on the 'Foxtrot' tour. I loved most of what they did both with and without Peter - after all, the great Tony Banks was responsible for ... 
In the beginning
Started with rhythm....  
hearing loss and speaker selection
I've worn hearing aids for about 15 years;  they cannot restore frequencies that have been lost. Lost is lost. What they can do is effectively EQ a curve to give the impression of better high frequencies in relation to the others. You can work wit... 
Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other
I've got a Technics 1200G and it is an excellent turntable in my system...  
New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono
I've got a Herron VTSP-360 line preamp and VTPH-2 phono preamp and they are both superb, and yes, Keith is great to talk to about this stuff...   
Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time?
I'm 70 and grew up in the pre-Beatles era, so I've seen and heard a lot of stuff come down the pike. I don't know what is a 'classic' and what is not. I do not know what is overrated and what is not. All I can tell is whether I enjoy listening to ... 
Something Millercarbon has preached Be A Better Listener. Do not get mired in data.
@nonoise + 1, as usual....  
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
Unlike 'smooth jazz', which for me isn't good for much besides background music at a dinner party, realistic art doesn't put me to sleep....   
Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment
Holo May KTE DAC...  
Would you sell for cash?
I wouldn't PAY for anything with cash, but I'd accept it with no hesitation....