I'm kind of assuming you've seen all these movies. Is that the case? I think I would have trouble getting into a soundtrack if I hadn't already seen the movie it goes with. But then if I'd seen the movies, I'd already know if its soundtrack resonated with me. I guess I just see the approach...

I'm gonna throw it out there that I think Gladiator should be your highest priority. It is in the upper tier of his work.

I am, and my roommate is even more into Phish than I am. I've been to one Phish concert, he's been to two. We'll certainly go see this together. Thanks for the heads up.

Maybe not the 10 objectively best albums of the decade, but 10 albums that I spent the most time with. In alphabetical order: Gold - Ryan Adams A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds Keep it...

I saw them open for U2 and it was very good. Dude can sing live, which isn't a given these days.

Quote: Originally Posted by panda too bad sl-1200 got discontinued. Wasn't that rumor debunked?

Quote: Originally Posted by Gbjerke DJ TT. You can get better SQ/price buying an enthusiast TT People need to stop perpetuating this myth. The 1200 is a great hi-fi turntable, designed decades ago. This turntable is an institution; how many other turntables have their own...

Stop entertaining this clown. He's obviously laughing his ass off that he got under all your skins.

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidMorton As far as emotional intensity is concerned, both of Damien Rice's excellent albums are also very emotionally intense. +1

Quote: Originally Posted by scompton For a lot of albums, bonus tracks are because of larger capacity of CDs over LPs. So some bonus tracks may be things the artist had to cut because it wouldn't fit on an LP. Many long prog rock songs from the 70s were the length they were because of...

Like one poster above, I usually don't rip bonus tracks and / or alternate takes. I have an OCD thing where I kind of want the original artistic entity and don't want that messed with.

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SACD can't be output digitally, except on a couple select very high end players, and then you have to have a receiver capable of receiving the DSD stream. For all intents and purposes, SACD can only be output via analog. I know, it sucks, right? At the launch of SACD, the "improved" DRM was...

After some debate and research, I decided to take the analog plunge and ordered a Technics SL-1200MK2. I completed the package with a Grado Black and Cambridge Audio 540P, and the necessary setup instruments and basic cleaning supplies. This source feeds my existing Grace Design m902, along with...

Also maybe see if your local library has the discs of the Ken Burns documentary available to check out. That's on my list of things to do.