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Name:
  Blair
Details:
  Music nut, love hockey and renovating the house.
Location:
  Delta, BC, Canada
HiFi:
  Arcam A85 Integrated w/phono card
Arcam CD82 CD Player
Denon DVD-3930CI SACD/DVD-A Player
Systemdek II Turntable w/Grace 707B arm & F9R cartridge
KEF 104.2 speakers w/ (rarely used)Kube
Harmonic Technology Truth Link Interconnects
Transparent Music Wave Speaker Cables
APC H15BLK Power Conditioner
Pro-Linear GAR-544 stand
Email:
  hifinut@telus.net
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Posts:
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Reviews
Found: 4

Kiki Dee: Almost Naked        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 18, 2008

What an amazing disc. The recording is very clean, intimate and alive. Very sparse....just voice, guitar and the occasional subtle keyboards. Great performance and songs, many written by Kiki herself. This is a laid back disc but I highly recommend it.
Beck: Sea Change      (3 of 5 found this review helpful)
  August 25, 2007

This recording seems to be a love it or hate it proposition. Sadly I must put myself in the latter category. The sonics are fine, but I don't find them as outstanding as others do. And the music is dreadfully dreary IMHO, the tempo varies little from track to track. Maybe I'm missing something, ... more
Cowboy Junkies: Open        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  July 21, 2007

I have to agree with replevin on this one. Music is OK but you need to be in the right mood. It's very dark and brooding with references to water in almost every song. Sonics are awful....huge disappointment. They will severely limit how often this disc gets played in my home. I'm a big junkies ... more
Peter Gabriel: Us      (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  February 27, 2007

I own all the earlier Gabriel albums (up to "So") and enjoy them all. This is the first one that I honestly say I found to be dull. Sure there are some good tracks (Kiss the Frog & Secret World) but over-all nothing here moved me. Also found the sound to somewhat lacking. Not bad but not great ... more

 
 
Latest Posts

Concern with sacd disc players
November 26, 2015
My Denon 3930, purchased in 2007, was fine at first but as time went by more and more Hybrid SACDs would refuse to play until it reached the point where virtually none of them cooperate. In the process of replacing the laser but it's not working 100% either. The supplier is sending another laser but have resigned myself to the fact this player may ... more
Discussion: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Hurricane Box Set
November 21, 2015
Thanks to lower price at Import CDs and the 10% off sale I got the whole thing for $195.71. No way I'd pay what amounts to $100 for the box at full price, but $15.71......no problem. ... more
New site up
August 18, 2015
Like many others I am unable to log into the new site. It does not recognize my e-mail address. I would say "so what, I'll just use the old site", except new releases do not seem to be getting added to the old site so my library will fall behind. Not happy about the prospect of re-entering my entire (approx.) 500 disc library in the new site. Hope ... more
Jeff Beck Group SACD?
August 18, 2015
I figured that out out the same time you posted :) Unfortunately the new site doesn't recognize my e-mail address therefore it won't allow me to reset the password. ... more
Jeff Beck Group SACD?
August 18, 2015
Good point, I need to add it to my library too. The Mahavishnu Orchestra SACD released at the same is also AWOL ... more