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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
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   hifinut@telus.net
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Reviews
Found: 4
Kiki Dee: Almost Naked    (1 of 1 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    (2 of 3 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
 
 
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I will likely get at least one of the Holly Cole's, Don't Smoke in Bed. Will wait for reviews on Time Out as I have the Columbia SACD already. I'm also looking forward to the Rickie Lee Jones title mentioned on AP upcoming releasess page, Traffic From Paradise. ... more
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Police Hybrid-SACD - New release?
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jpc.de shows Outlandos and Zenyatta Mondatta as pre-releases ... more
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The Basement Tapes Blood On the Tracks Bringing It All Back Home Blonde On Blonde Another Side of Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The gem of the lot seems to be The Basement Tapes because the others were previously available as Sony SACDs. ... more