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  3. We're in business.

We're in business.

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  • M mark
    28 Jun 2022, 22:59

    @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

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    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 23:03 last edited by
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    @mark said in We're in business.:

    @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

    For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

    Please love yourself.

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      28 Jun 2022, 23:03

      @mark said in We're in business.:

      @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

      For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

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      George K
      wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 23:28 last edited by
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      @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

      @mark said in We're in business.:

      @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

      For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

      Do you see a difference? If so, what?

      Selection? Quality?

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • A Aqua Letifer
        27 Jun 2022, 22:21

        @George-K I have a dealer now. 😄 I went to a record store and picked up a few new ones:

        Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
        Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
        Iron Maiden - Senjutsu

        The guy there said he'd be getting a few more Maiden albums on Thursday if I wanted to stop by.

        And by the way, is it any fucking wonder vinyl's still sticking around? Here's what you get when you download Maiden's newest album on Spotify:

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        Here's the vinyl version:

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        Didn't intend on it, but ended up listening to all 3 records back to back.

        Really glad Bruce is back; his voice seems to be like it used to be.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 23:59 last edited by
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        @Aqua-Letifer

        Did you get a free mullet with that album?

        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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        • G George K
          28 Jun 2022, 23:28

          @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

          @mark said in We're in business.:

          @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

          For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

          Do you see a difference? If so, what?

          Selection? Quality?

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 00:02 last edited by
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          @George-K said in We're in business.:

          @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

          @mark said in We're in business.:

          @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

          For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

          Do you see a difference? If so, what?

          Selection? Quality?

          Quality, no, but selection? Definitely. Spotify has more. But, they can and do pull albums at any moment. Usually only happens with fringe stuff but it's still pretty bullshit.

          Please love yourself.

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          • J jon-nyc
            28 Jun 2022, 23:59

            @Aqua-Letifer

            Did you get a free mullet with that album?

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 00:03 last edited by
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            @jon-nyc said in We're in business.:

            @Aqua-Letifer

            Did you get a free mullet with that album?

            No but I did get a sleeveless tour shirt and a coupon for a barbed wire tattoo.

            Please love yourself.

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            • M mark
              28 Jun 2022, 22:37

              @Aqua-Letifer

              I am anxiously waiting for the new Porcupine Tree album on vinyl to arrive.

              It was released last Friday and I do have the MP3s and the FLAC files. I listened to it on my big system using the Foobar2000 App on the PC through Bluetooth to a Topping Dx3 Pro DAC to my AKitiKA Pre-amp and amp combo, out to the Klipsch RF-7 Towers and twin 12" Klipsch subwoofers.

              It's like the band is right there in living room. The bass drum shakes, rattles and rolls your bones.

              The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.

              I am at the the point of needing a new stylus. I have well over 1,000 hours of listening on the Nagaoka MP150. The stylus for the MP150 is not cheap and I think I might just spend a little more go for a Boron cantilevered, MP200 stylus this time around. Just waiting to find a good deal on one. I broke my Grado Opus3 cantilever and the only thing Grado has is a replacement discount program. So, no cheap and easy fix for that one. Still deciding on what to do about that one. The discount is significant. They are offering a $500 discount on their $1500 cartridge. That's the top of line in the series. They have 4 levels of pricing starting at $180 for a replacement Opus 3.

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              George K
              wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 00:04 last edited by
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              @mark said in We're in business.:

              $1500 cartridge

              Well....

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • A Aqua Letifer
                25 Jun 2022, 21:31

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                xenon
                wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 00:15 last edited by
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                @Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.

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                • X xenon
                  29 Jun 2022, 00:15

                  @Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 00:24 last edited by
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                  @xenon said in We're in business.:

                  @Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.

                  Yes, and going from LPs to CDs was quite the shock. There was something special about reaching into the pocket of an LP and pulling out a book about the album/artist.

                  Somehow, a 5 1/5 "booklet" wasn't quite the same.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • A Aqua Letifer
                    28 Jun 2022, 23:03

                    @mark said in We're in business.:

                    @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

                    For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

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                    mark
                    wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 01:45 last edited by
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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

                    @mark said in We're in business.:

                    @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

                    For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

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                    • M mark
                      29 Jun 2022, 01:45

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

                      @mark said in We're in business.:

                      @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

                      For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 03:33 last edited by
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                      @mark said in We're in business.:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

                      @mark said in We're in business.:

                      @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

                      For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

                      I'll check it out!

                      But holy shit, look what I found. Just seems wrong to even try to play this with my shitass setup, but I'm going to have to give it a go.

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                      Please love yourself.

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                      • A Aqua Letifer
                        29 Jun 2022, 03:33

                        @mark said in We're in business.:

                        @Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:

                        @mark said in We're in business.:

                        @Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?

                        For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.

                        I'll check it out!

                        But holy shit, look what I found. Just seems wrong to even try to play this with my shitass setup, but I'm going to have to give it a go.

                        IMG_1172.png

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                        mark
                        wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 16:29 last edited by
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                        @Aqua-Letifer Very cool! How did it sound?

                        A 1 Reply Last reply 29 Jun 2022, 21:54
                        • M mark
                          29 Jun 2022, 16:29

                          @Aqua-Letifer Very cool! How did it sound?

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 29 Jun 2022, 21:54 last edited by
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                          @mark said in We're in business.:

                          @Aqua-Letifer Very cool! How did it sound?

                          Like all the others: a lot better than Spotify. But, I also don't have a 5-speaker surround sound system, so unfortunately it can't achieve its true potential. 😄

                          Please love yourself.

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