larsman

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What's In Your CD Player Tonight?
Cardiacs - Songs of Ships and Irons. Not available on vinyl....   
Critical listening and altered states
@searchingforthesound + 1  
Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?
@nonoise + 1 (as usual!)  
What do you listen to?
Almost all of it is music I've heard over and over again, and I'm not proud of it, but a lot of the old sources I used to use to find out about new stuff are gone, and I've just not gotten around to using new ones.   
Genesis
@bzawa - for the best sounding 'Nursery Cryme', look into the double-45 version from Acoustic Sounds/Analog Productions.... Unfortunately, those earlier Gabriel-era Genesis albums were not the best sounding ones, so even that leaves something to b... 
Where to start upgrading?
There are a lot of wonderful tube headphone amps out there and I've had several - Woo certainly makes some great ones in varying price ranges, and I've had that Quicksilver HP amp that @johnss mentioned; great bang for the buck, that is! But there... 
Genesis
@jpconer - did you ever listen to KOME in the '73 - '76 period when they were pretty much prog and psychedelic rock all the time, with DJ's like Phil Charles and Zim Zoots? They turned me on to so many great bands. @mapman - you are right about T... 
Mid level listening
For me, the music is the most important thing. I read people say a certain system got their toes tapping. To me, music is what gets my toes tapping, head bobbing, etc; I had no more problem doing it with a handheld transistor radio when I was 16 t... 
Jill Sobule has passed away in house fire
That's awful - so sorry to hear that. I was on a train trip through the Southwest with her in 2009; she was one of the performers and passengers along with Stan Ridgway and the Handsome Family. She was very sweet. RIP Jill.   
Genesis
I've been a big fan since I saw them play at my college gym in early 1973 on the 'Foxtrot' tour. Seen and photographed them many times since then. I seem to be the only Genesis fan who doesn't rate 'Selling England' very high in my faves; 'Dancin... 
Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?
No more and no less than the online and YouTube reviewers I read and watch. I take everything into consideration.   
Mike Peters has passed away
I saw that yesterday; RIP Mike....   
Critical listening and altered states
@bolong - that's interesting about those Lion's Mane mushrooms; wasn't familiar with those. There's a 'mushroom church' a few blocks from where I live where you can go and buy 'shrooms as 'sacrament'. That's the only kinda church you'll get ME in!   
Will AI. Minimize the Design differences of audio
It can be a very useful tool in other arts as well. As a concert photographer, I sometimes use it to remove mic stands in front of performers or amps in the background that are just distractions. But I certainly don't just turn it loose and say 'M... 
How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital?
@inagroove - One might also add that the gear sounds no better than the room, which is the biggest influence on sound.