The Next Track Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

Continuing with our multi-episode arc, we discuss the joys of listening to CDs.


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My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office
Another Timbre
Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre
Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77
Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas


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Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Simple Minds: Empires and Dance




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Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work.


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NAD C 3050 amplifier
NAD BluOS module
Cambridge Audio CXA61 amplifier
Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Adapter
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock


Our next tracks:



Durutti Column: Vini Reilly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings






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Tech is full of surprises.


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NAD C 538 CD Player
Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series


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Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country
Thurston Moore: By the Fire






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We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?


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Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
Genius


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Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore






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Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear.


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‌Show notes:



Cambridge Audio: EVO 150 DELOREAN EDITION All-in-One Player
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Kyusu


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Max Richter: Sleep (Piano Edition)
Little Village: Little Village






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This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.


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Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994


Our next tracks:



Vega Trails: Tremors in the Static
Pan•American: The Patience Fader
Gustaf: Package, Pt. 2)








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