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Offline Jim Pittsburgh

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3270 on: June 25, 2018, 09:03:44 PM »
Moses Sumney  "Aromanticism"    really great album for late night listening.

Love Sculpture  "Blues Helping"    excellent recording and great music   I think it would go better with beer and bourbon than wine lol 
a bunch of nice sounding stuff. Nice that I'm finally able to actually listen to file music for the first time...

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3271 on: June 26, 2018, 07:50:49 PM »


The grandbaby liked it too.   The classics never die!

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3272 on: June 26, 2018, 10:05:02 PM »
Just out of the hot tub, I have "Talking Timbuktu" cranking on the lower deck Polks.  Hope the neighbors like it too....
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3273 on: July 07, 2018, 06:50:15 PM »
An amazingly good sounding Classic Records pressing that Tom let me steal from him today (he threw it in the bin, someone had to take it, it might as well have been me).


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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3274 on: July 07, 2018, 07:19:25 PM »
When I saw the bandsaw cut on this, I was hoping it was a promo and not a cut out.   Turns out it is the rare "secret quiex" promo.   It sounds amazing!   Norton asked me if I was buying it to keep or to flip.   I answered "I'll have to compare it to me existing copy to see which one I'm keeping."   I'm keeping this one.


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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3275 on: July 07, 2018, 08:14:33 PM »
That Humble Pie Rockin the Fillmore is one of my all time favorite albums. And my favorite "live" album of all time. What an incredible voice, what a amazing band!
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3276 on: July 23, 2018, 12:50:44 PM »
Best of the Band, first press, Wally cut.   I got it at the swap, though I can't recall from who.   It sounds great.   Thanks to whoever let this one go.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3277 on: July 23, 2018, 02:57:11 PM »
Rural Tom's AMAZING Track UK first of Electric Ladyland.   Sadly, I am getting ready to bid it adieu.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3278 on: August 11, 2018, 08:59:50 PM »
A gorgeous German reissue of The White Album.   It sounds better than my Blue Box copy, but that is a set and I won't be keeping two stereo copies so this one will make someone else very happy.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3279 on: August 12, 2018, 07:25:30 AM »
Lounging on the deck, drinking fresh coffee and listening to 2001 digital remastered Cd of "smiley smile".  Mellow morning music for $2 ......

"Close your eyes and lean back.
Listen to my wind chi-iiiii-iiiii-imes."
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3280 on: August 12, 2018, 09:55:22 AM »
Did you ever get the reconstructed "Smile"?   It's become one of my favorite albums.   

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3281 on: August 12, 2018, 04:09:26 PM »
No, I did not, but once upon a time, a fellow Trader (Beach Boys reference) sent me several bootlegs of various versions of "Smile".   Always a fun listen All Summer Long.
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3282 on: August 12, 2018, 07:57:38 PM »
You HAVE to get a copy.   It has passed Pet Sounds as my favorite Beach Boys album.   I watched "Love and Mercy" a couple weeks back and it made me want to kick Mike Love in the nuts.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3283 on: August 16, 2018, 12:21:33 AM »
I've noticed that I never feel the need to adjust the four satellites, and only very rarely the center, but often would turn up or down the sub from album to album.   If I made a HT receiver, I would have little buttons for center and sub volume on the remote as well as the big button for system volume.

Remember way back when I said this?   I didn't know it when I selected the Onkyo, but it turns out that the remote has a "quick menu" button that let's you get to key features without having to go through the whole menu.   Two of those features are center and sub level.   How VERY cool!

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3284 on: August 20, 2018, 11:47:12 PM »
Anyone here who likes The Flaming Lips HAS TO come to my house and hear it in surround.   It's akin to a religious experience.   The mix is daring, the fidelity absolutely crushes the stereo version and my new Onkyo did exactly what I hoped it would do when I bought it.   All of those bells and electronic percussion have a lovely sparkle to them that was lacking before.