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by Fretless
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2170864
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Re: Your last listen

U.K. 'Night After Night' (1979) https://i.discogs.com/-EC8ILQlmYo91BmcV3NTt6vuJKIQVU3iXxNXUB7MVyU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTk5NDcx/NDEtMTQ4OTAzOTkx/Ny0xMTU4LmpwZWc.jpeg I have been off the radar for a while due to health issues, things are starting to ...
by Fretless
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Obits
Replies: 1112
Views: 694416
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Re: Obits

Eric Carmen (74)

Singer of the evergreen ' All By Myself'.

:pray:
by Fretless
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Forum Slow Running & Hanging
Replies: 13
Views: 2256
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Re: Forum Slow Running & Hanging

Good luck tomorrow morning with the forum maintenance, Terry.

Hope everything goes as planned.

:pray:


Edit: the '2 April' date is confusing me somewhat.

:think:
by Fretless
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Compression
Replies: 17
Views: 1480
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Re: Compression

My personal gripe is with the universal application of Autotune to vocals. It seems that nothing can be released these days without a ghastly artificial processing on voices.

Have people just forgotten how to sing properly or are they just not bothered?
Probably the latter

:snooty:
by Fretless
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Compression
Replies: 17
Views: 1480
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Re: Compression

The only thing that really matters to record companies these days is the number of 'streams'. As highly compressed and bass-heavy pop toonz are what generate the most income, that is what the Airpod-wearers get. Audiophiles are such an incredibly small minority, their non-profitable demands can be q...
by Fretless
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Compression
Replies: 17
Views: 1480
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Re: Compression

The Bluetooth/Spotify generation are the reason for the Compression - and they accept it as 'normal'.

:snooty:
by Fretless
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Jokes & Funnies
Replies: 3524
Views: 1094497
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Re: Jokes & Funnies

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by Fretless
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Hackett To Pieces
Replies: 7
Views: 5839
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Re: Hackett To Pieces

My copy (CD+BR Deluxe edition) has just arrived, haven't heard it yet.
by Fretless
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2170864
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Re: Your last listen

Yes 'The Yes Album' 'Fragile' 'Close to the Edge' https://www.yesworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/TheYesAlbum_cover.jpg An immersion in the Yes catalogue has me obsessively charting the course of the band through its many changes and styles. However the 'Holy Trinity' that saw them emerge from ...
by Fretless
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC
Replies: 4
Views: 1189
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Re: Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC

I have a low output moving iron Grado Signature MCX from the 80's (MCZ stylus) which is a fantastic sounding unit.

Modern designs have refined and improved on this but, for me, Grado's are the best!

:dance: