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Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
the late, great Jeff Beck
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Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
Grateful Dead – American Beauty
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-429
Series: Original Master Recording, Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, 180g, Gatefold
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Steve Hackett – Spectral Mornings
Label: Charisma – CDS 4017
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1979
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Air - Moon Safari
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I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Quincy Jones – Sounds ... And Stuff Like That!!
Label: A&M Records – AMLH 64685
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
It isn't necessarily about doing things right, its also about doing the right thing !!!
ITS A LONG WAY TO THE TOP........................ WHEN YA WANNA ROCK N ROLL !!!
Pioneer SA-9800, SG-9800, TX-9800, P-D70, PD-7500, TX-D1000, PL-12D, HPM-60, REL Quake.
Mission Cyrus II + PSX Transformer. Marantz CD-52 MkII Sp Edtn. Sony Mini-Disc MDS-JE530. Thorens TD-166MkII.
Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2. Linn Index II + Ku-Stone Stands. REL Strata. Linn Interconnects throughout and Chord Flat Strand speaker cable.
Raspberry Pi / AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre DAC ES9023 TCXO Streamer, Musical Fidelity V-CAN II, Pioneer VSX-811S AV Amp, Wharfdale Modus 1 Speakers, Exposure Cable, Target Stands.
Vinyl morning today, starting with this 1983 US Platinum classic produced by the great Jim Steinmam who penned several of the songs too. Vocals by the Welsh rock goddess Bonnie Tyler who's voice at the time was just perfect for these rock anthems and ballads. The muscians list features regular Steinman collaborators*:
Roy Bittan*– piano, organ on track 8
Larry Fast*– synthesizers
Rick Derringer*– guitars
Steve Buslowe – bass
Max Weinberg*– drums
Jimmy Maelen*– percussion
Eric Troyer*– backing vocals
Holly Sherwood– backing vocals on track 4
Rory Dodd*– backing vocals, vocal on track 4
Track 5 - Personnel:
Paul Shaffer– organ (also organ on track 7)
Hiram Bullock– guitars
Will Lee– bass
Steve Jordan– drums
Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Additional Muscians:
Dave LeBolt – additional synthesizer on track 1
Steve Margoshes – all keyboards on track 2
Holly Sherwood– backing vocals & wailing on track 2
Martin Briley– additional guitars on track 2
Stephanie Black, Erika Katz, Brian Pew, Edward Skylar, Tristine Skylar, David Varga – children's chorus on track 6
Frankie Miller – male vocal on track 7
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Last edited by Rush2112; 01-06-2023 at 07:50.
Life long music lover and Hi-Fi enthusiast for over 40 years, avid live music supporter, dismayed by the current dynamic ticket pricing applied to so many events !!
Next up this 1978 album from one ot the great British rock bands of the 70's. Who doesn't like a Dreadlock Holiday or a trip from Rochdale to Ocho Rios!
A talented bunch of guys, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, who have had a huge influence on music both songwriting and production and earlier members Lol Creme and Kevin Godley on music video too !
Eric Stewart – lead (2-4, 6, 9, 10, 12), co-lead (1, 7) and backing vocals (all but 2), lead guitar (3, 4, 8, 11), electric guitar (3-6, 8, 10, 12), slide guitar (3, 6, 11), Fender Rhodes electric piano (1, 2, 7, 8), grand piano (3, 4, 7, 12), Polymoog (2) and Moog synthesizers (2, 7, 8), organ (1, 3), acoustic guitar (9), maracas (1, 5), cowbell (5), M/C (11)
Graham Gouldman – lead (1, 5, 8, 11) and backing vocals (1-4, 6-9, 11), bass guitar (all tracks), fuzz bass (5), electric guitar (1, 2, 4-8, 12), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 7-9, 11), zither (9), wind chimes (9), whistle (11), cabasa (1), tambourine (10), percussion (11)
Rick Fenn – backing vocals (1-4, 6-9, 11), electric guitar (1-7), lead guitar (8-10, 12), acoustic guitar (7, 9, 11), fretless bass guitar (9), saxophone (6, 10), "Dorking Horns" (6), electric saxophone (12), Polymoog (3) and Moog synthesizers (2, 6), organ (1, 8), tambourine (10), percussion (11)
Paul Burgess – drums (2, 4, 6, 10-12), cowbells (1), congas (1, 6), marimba (1), triangle (1, 8, 12), agogô (1), timbales (1, 8), concert bass drums (2), glockenspiel (3, 7), tambourine (3, 7, 10), military snare drums (7), roto-toms (8, 10), vibraphone (8, 12), percussion (11), backing vocals (11)
Stuart Tosh – lead (7) and backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11), "Shouted Encouragement!" (12), drums (1, 3, 5-9), tambourine (1, 7, 10), snare drum (4), cowbell (5), sleigh bells (5), congas (6), bongos (6), military snare drum (7), cabasa (7), percussion (11), trombone (6)
Duncan Mackay – backing vocals (4, 11), grand piano (4-6, 9-11), Fender Rhodes electric piano (5, 10), Yamaha CS-80 (1, 4, 5, 9-12) and Moog synthesizers (9), Moog Taurus (9), violin (4, 9, 10), tambourine (10), Steel drum solo (11), percussion (11)
Additional personnel
Kate Spath – cello (10)
Tony Spath – backing vocal (11)
Technical personnel
Keith Bessey – engineer
Tony Spath – engineer
Melvyn Abrahams – mastering
Hipgnosis – cover design and photos
George Hardie – graphics
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Last edited by Rush2112; 01-06-2023 at 07:49.
Life long music lover and Hi-Fi enthusiast for over 40 years, avid live music supporter, dismayed by the current dynamic ticket pricing applied to so many events !!