Music or movie, what do you first reach for when showing someone what you’ve sunk all your money into?

    • shot-wide-open@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      You need to calm down is great, esp for system with good low end. Will have to check out Wildest Dream

  • illbebythebatphone@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Depends on who’s listening! Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell is fantastic for jazz heads. Has some hand drums in that really shine in stereo. For the more rock oriented fans I like War On Drugs, every album is incredible lush with tons of synth pads and guitars layered, really shine for people who haven’t heard a nice stereo system before.

  • Jazzmonger@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Just a little lovin’ by Shelby Lynne. I kid you not, try it. The thumping low bass, guitar, keyboard, vocals and the mastering is perfect.

  • macbrett@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    μ-Ziq vs. The Auteurs - “Lenny Valentino #3”. When the thundering and horribly distorted rhythm kicks in after about a minute, I love to watch the expression on their face.

    I imagine auditioning this at a dealer, and them asking them what’s wrong with their speakers.

  • Chance-Value3762@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Love is the Thing - Nat King Cole, Analogue Productions 45 rpm. Holy shit this album is holographic. Nat is right there. I’ve made someone jump with that record before. They couldn’t believe it as the needle dropped. A treasure.

  • UCrazyKid@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There are a a million songs, but most recently:

    Dracula (Nate Sees Cassie), by Labrinth on the “Euphoria season 2 soundtrack track”; bizarre and mind blowing

    Birds, by Dominique Fils-Aimé on “Nameless”

    Love Song, by Elton John on “Tumbleweed Collection”

    “Crime of the Century” the entire album, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab mastering by Supertramp

  • Ham1ltron@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    My MOFI copy of Eye in the Sky by Alan Parsons Project. Children of the Moon goes hard

  • thatconverseguy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Usually it’s tango in the night - fleetwood mac, had a friend cry when she heard it through grado sr80’s, she had never heard audio sound so clean before and it was a huge revelation to her, everytime afterwards she would ask to borrow my headphones or use my setup to listen to stuff she really cared about, was super meaningful to introduce the hobby to someone