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#163268 - 03/28/07 11:41 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 01/21/07 Posts: 4698 |
Now that I have my Epic80 system installed, I feel like I have re-discovered music. Can anyone suggest exceptional music that will make this system shine? For example, Mark Knopfler's "A Ragpicker's Dream" is absolutely stunning with a wide, deep and tall presentation.
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#163269 - 03/28/07 11:47 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 01/29/04 Posts: 13567 Loc: Iowa |
What type of music do you enjoy?
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#163270 - 03/29/07 01:29 AM
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![]() shareholder in the making Registered: 05/11/02 Posts: 10621 |
Well Mo, I'll suggest a little package of music that may not be a re-discovery for you, but should be a rather stunning new discovery(it certainly is on my Axioms, using DPLII): The Planets , Swan Lake and Symphonic Dances . Amounts to about $22 with free shipping.
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#163271 - 03/29/07 07:06 AM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
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#163272 - 03/29/07 08:10 AM
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![]() connoisseur Registered: 12/16/05 Posts: 1467 |
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#163273 - 03/29/07 08:44 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 01/21/07 Posts: 4698 |
Quote: I enjoy classical, 60s/70s/80s rock, some hard & alternative rock, jazz, blues, swing, Latin, middle eastern, folk, blues and modern Greek, worldbeat and anything with finger-style guitar. With this system, I am finding that I enjoy anything that has a stunning presentation. |
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#163274 - 03/29/07 09:19 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 10/23/03 Posts: 1349 Loc: Jacksonville, IL |
Check out Chesky Records. I own a couple of their SACD's at the recommendation of a friend, and have listened to several of their regular CD's on my system. Really beautifully recorded stuff. Absolutely stunning. They claim to take great care in making their recordings as perfect as possible, and I believe it from what I've heard.
Their selection is somewhat limited, but if you like the types of music they sell, you can't go wrong. My personal favorite (so far) is this one. I don't speak of word of Spanish, but it doesn't matter because her voice combined with the assorted drums, flute, and guitar on this album are absolutely hypnotic and make my M80's sing! Highly recommended, if you like the genre. ![]() Edited by PeterChenoweth (03/29/07 09:26 AM)
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#163275 - 03/29/07 09:24 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 02/05/06 Posts: 6469 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Good call on the Mark Knopfler disc. All of his are well-recorded, as are the later Dire Straits albums.
If you like 1980s synth Rush, then try 1985's "Power Windows". It was their first all-digital recording. I find the vocals and solo piano on Coldplay's "Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head" to be very pleasing. If you haven't already, you may want to open up a whole new can of worms and get some DVD-Audio and/or SACD albums. The REM DVD-As are very good. Enjoy! P.S. Dan, increase your medication! I'll PM you the directions ![]()
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#163276 - 03/29/07 09:30 AM
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#163277 - 03/29/07 11:34 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 06/20/05 Posts: 1189 Loc: Utah, USA |
Quote: It sounds like you may enjoy Irish-Flamenco-Accoustic-Metal then. It's good stuff. ![]() |
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