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The first one you show is the passive radiator, the second is the actual driver. Both look to be stock “Hi Vi”.

Gregory Alan Isakov Nice alternative/folk mix - well recorded and immensely listenable.

The Cold War - What We Saw. I know that most here are probably well-versed in history, however this podcast series is outstanding. I have linked the episode on the Berlin Airlift, which I found fascinating. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cold-war-what-we-saw/id1471188269?i=1000465583750

@Brian_at_HHH - I have a decent Denon that does SACD and DVD-A that I can send you for nothing but the cost of shipping... it works great - it was in my sons setup, until I just got him into an Oppo 103 so he could run a FLAC HDD.

It is stereo - the only place it indicates is on the actual disc...?

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold mfsl SACD. THIS DISC IS SPECTACULAR... It might even unseat Rumors DVD-A as my #1 go-to reference recording. https://www.mofi.com/product-p/udsacd2187.htm

These guys are pretty damn good - I might even go see them when all this BS blows over...!

Infinity Kappa (6, 7, 8, and of course 9) series (Not the Kappa “.1” series, ie: 7.1, 8.1, etc) pair nicely with 1.0t mkII, M4.0t, TFM45, Silver 7t/9t. Klipsch (any Heritage series or RF/RB series) with a M500t mkII. Polk SDA SRS with M1.0t mkII. NHT 2.5(i) with M500t mkII, M1.0t mkII, M4.0t/TFM 45, Silver 7t/9t.

Ok, I had to do a little sleuthing to figure it out - Amboy Dukes. Never heard of them, but I’ll be checking them out - THANKS! next:

Can’t wait brother - can’t wait.... As soon as this virus crap is over, don’t be shocked when you hear a knock on the door...:-)

For the love of god, I get it. I too have 10’s of thousands of FLAC files, but you know what? They sound like “poo” compared to SACD and DVDA. Therefore, I should never listen to FLAC, CD or Redbook ever again? Really? I’ll tell you something else - I have some really nice gear, and some outstanding recordings, and I enjoy my critical listening sessions. However, the vast majority of my listening? Ear buds. Yup, that’s right - working in the yard, out for a walk or hike, or even working in the basement/garage - earbuds and mp3 or XM. You see, I’d rather have my music and/or talk shows with me doing these activities at maybe a lesser quality, than stick my nose in the air and berate anything short of an “audiophile” quality experience. this thread was meant to highlight a nice offer in a crazy time. If you’re not interested, stay on your high horse and ride on by...

Well shit - I guess this isn’t the little bit of good news I thought it was.... Carry on

Next up:

Oingo Boingo - Dead or Alive?

I thought “Pulse”, but no dice...

Gee Dick, tell us how you really feel...😉🤣

This is a pretty cool offer from Sirius XM while we’re all sequestered - 3 months free, including on line streaming, which means you don’t even need an XM radio - just internet. https://www.siriusxm.com/sxm-tryfree

Janes addiction? next up:

I thought Hendrix, then Earth Wind and Fire... I got nothin’....

Since so many of us have so much time on our hands now, let’s play a game. The rules are simple - the game pieces will be small snippets of (at least semi) popular album covers. The first correct answer to the current game piece posts the answer and the next piece, and so on. If you are confident you are correct with a guess on the current piece, go ahead and post the next piece - no need to wait for confirmation from the original poster. I’ll start:

It’s actually a great Bass demo, as it uses a lot of string-bass instead of electric bass - rare for music of this genre.

Just stumbled across this one on Amazon - one of my all-time favorite CDs, but I never knew it was available on SACD. There’s some real test track gems on this album. Needless to say, it’s on the way. Just posted this in case I wasn’t the only one who knew this existed!

I was looking forward to reading a bunch of replies in this thread... c’mon guys - what say you?