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Music Tuesday #109: Audiophile alert

It may not be common knowledge, but I am a bit of an audiophile.  But rather than spend enormous amounts on equipment or believe in much of the snake oil sold in the audio world, I keep looking for that which gives me the best "bang for the buck". Hence my main sound system runs a couple of Jamo Cornet 195 floor standers, paired with a Marantz PM8000, Marantz CD6000 OSE and a Pro-Ject Debut turntable.  My desk where I work at features 2 full-range transmission line speakers which I made myself, designed around a Monacor SPH-60x full range speaker, driven by an Indeed 25W TA2021 class T amplifier and paired with a Fostex PM-SUBmini 2.  Everywhere else around the house you will find Sonos Play 5s, a beam and a Play 1.  There is also a DIY internet radio, based on a raspberry PI zero and with built-in power supply and amp based on the ST Microelectronics TDA7384 chip in a home made wooden enclosure and 2 full range Visaton F 8 SC drivers. 

When it needs to be quiet, or when I record I use my AKG K401, AKG K240 Studio or Sony MDR-7506.  That just depends whether I fancy an open, semi-closed or closed back headphone.

On the road I like to use my Fender Pro IEM in-ear headphones or even better, the Sennheiser Momentum in-ears.  The Bang & Olufsen H3s have been claimed by my daughter, who am I to contest that?

Special mention goes out to my preferred headphones when I am flying or in the office, the original Bose QuietComfort 35s...

Provided you are in range of your preferred and most amazingly sounding system, then I suggest the Colin Steele Quartet with their Jazz interpretation of the Joni Mitchell Songbook...  Today's song is not what you expect of me, but hey, they can't all be zingers. (Extra kudo's if you look up to which band I refer to here).

Colin Steele Quartet - Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfA9ckHZZM

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