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Standout songs that make you appreciate the magic of good hi-fi
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<blockquote data-quote="Analogos" data-source="post: 79085" data-attributes="member: 862"><p>I think too often we get carried away with boisterously played, and written songs to try and give us an appreciation of a good and well set-up system.</p><p>My mornings listening started with the Grado GS 1000's, simply because the kids hi-jack the bottom of the house and then you can't appreciate anything in silence <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>I started of with <strong>Jethro Tull-Budapest</strong> and then moved on to <strong>Arno Carstens-Too many tomorrows.</strong></p><p>I was totally swept away with emotion, besides the superb lyrics and emotion of the Carstens track, it actually felt like he was sitting in a cavity within my chest plucking away at my heart strings instead of his guitar.</p><p>I though that it was maybe the intimacy of the headphones so decided to go to the main system.</p><p>I have come to the conclusion that to appreciate a good system you need good music and if it's going to be sparse the voice needs to penetrate you right though to the core.</p><p>Carstens has the ability to do this and the recording is pretty good as well, he comes across filling the entire room with immense spatial impact.</p><p>The Tull track is one of his latest offerings and I have to say that I feel he took some ideas from Knopfler on this one.</p><p>This is more like a rock symphony to me and Anderson sings "She was a middle distance runner..........the translation wasn't clear...." with so much impact that you immediately get sucked in to 10 odd minutes of musical genius and songwriting.</p><p>In the usual Anderson fashion the timing signatures are not just a challenge for the band but for the system as well.</p><p></p><p>Very much in the way Stevie Nicks leaves a tattoo in your memory banks because of that voice, these two tracks will do the same and go a long way in making one appreciate the magic of good hi-fi system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analogos, post: 79085, member: 862"] I think too often we get carried away with boisterously played, and written songs to try and give us an appreciation of a good and well set-up system. My mornings listening started with the Grado GS 1000's, simply because the kids hi-jack the bottom of the house and then you can't appreciate anything in silence :D I started of with [b]Jethro Tull-Budapest[/b] and then moved on to [b]Arno Carstens-Too many tomorrows.[/b] I was totally swept away with emotion, besides the superb lyrics and emotion of the Carstens track, it actually felt like he was sitting in a cavity within my chest plucking away at my heart strings instead of his guitar. I though that it was maybe the intimacy of the headphones so decided to go to the main system. I have come to the conclusion that to appreciate a good system you need good music and if it's going to be sparse the voice needs to penetrate you right though to the core. Carstens has the ability to do this and the recording is pretty good as well, he comes across filling the entire room with immense spatial impact. The Tull track is one of his latest offerings and I have to say that I feel he took some ideas from Knopfler on this one. This is more like a rock symphony to me and Anderson sings "She was a middle distance runner..........the translation wasn't clear...." with so much impact that you immediately get sucked in to 10 odd minutes of musical genius and songwriting. In the usual Anderson fashion the timing signatures are not just a challenge for the band but for the system as well. Very much in the way Stevie Nicks leaves a tattoo in your memory banks because of that voice, these two tracks will do the same and go a long way in making one appreciate the magic of good hi-fi system. [/QUOTE]
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