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Name:
  Replevin
Details:
  I'm a two-channel audio enthusiast who doesn't have room for mc (although I do have a separate mini 5.1 system). Took a chance several years ago and bought the SCD-333ES player without having heard SACD. SACD has me listening to music again!
Location:
  Alexandria, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
HiFi:
  PS Audio HCA-2 Digital Amp
Placette Audio Line Stage (RVC)
Revel Performa F30
Sony SCD-C333ES SACD Player
Bolder speaker cables (Jon Risch design); Bolder Cable Company Type 1 and Type 2 Interconnects (all 0.5 meter); AC: PS Audio Lab II on amp
Grand Prix Audio Monaco with Apex footers; Sennheiser HD600s and Creek OBH-11 Headphone amp, Headroom Airhead and Etymotics
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Web:
  http://www.pbase.com/replevin/audio
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Found: 4

Roxy Music: Avalon        (2 of 4 found this review helpful)
  July 1, 2003

I walked in this evening to find a small package from Amazon France; it was Avalon! I was surprised since I just ordered this disc last week and didn't choose express shipping. I paid 11.70 for the disc and 10.90 for the shipping (in Euros). First some technical comments that I don't believe have ... more
The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed        (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  May 9, 2003

"I'm a monkey!!!!!!!!" What else do you need to say? I first heard some of the Rolling Stones remastered tracks at Homeexpo '02 in New York at the Sony SACD presentation. Without telling us what we would be hearing, Demery from Sony queued up the XA-777es and played Monkey Man. The system included ... more
Cowboy Junkies: Open        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  April 25, 2003

I have "The Trinity Sessions" so I was familiar with the Cowboy Junkies before picking up this Rounder disc. It sounds like a cliche to describe this music as "moody" and Margo Timmins' voice as "haunting," but what else can you say? The disc is filled with brooding and sometimes dark folk/rock ... more
Journey: Greatest Hits      (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  May 9, 2003

I don't know why I bought this disc, since I was never a Journey fan. But I did have some nostalgic feelings for some of the sappy pop/rock songs such as "Lights," which were left over from a mispent youth at school in northern California. On a day when I was feeling like there wasn't anything out ... more

 
 
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