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SilkCrimsonMoon

Yes - Fragile
Testament - The Formation of Damnation

MetalStorm

Define Infinity wrote
Yes - FragileTestament - The Formation of Damnation

Good picks :dio:

SilkCrimsonMoon

MetalStorm wrote
Define Infinity wrote
Yes - FragileTestament - The Formation of Damnation
Good picks :dio:

Thanks, man :dio:

I was a bit hesitant in picking both albums but after listening to them I'm glad I did.

SilkCrimsonMoon

Aura Noir - Hades Rise
Aura Noir - The Merciless
Deströyer 666 - Defiance
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

Dark, pure, raw thrash and black :dio:

Also Septic Flesh - The Great Mass

Adveser

Man, I tried to like Fragile, but outside of Roundabout, it just wasn't for me. Those solo pieces felt like total filler so the album wouldn't be just three songs, IMO.

The Yes Album, which I heard first I found to be a real keeper. That album completely made my expectations of Yes way too high. I didn't really like CTTE much other than Siberian Khatru and that's supposed to be their masterpiece.

SilkCrimsonMoon

Adveser wrote
Man, I tried to like Fragile, but outside of Roundabout, it just wasn't for me. Those solo pieces felt like total filler so the album wouldn't be just three songs, IMO.The Yes Album, which I heard first I found to be a real keeper. That album completely made my expectations of Yes way too high. I didn't really like CTTE much other than Siberian Khatru and that's supposed to be their masterpiece.

Humm... Well, these two albums are considered masterpieces in the progressive rock genre, but it definitely isn't for everyone even though they are masterpieces in so many ways. It's always a matter of opinion I suppose.

SilkCrimsonMoon

Testament - The Gathering

Milan

Define Infinity wrote
Testament - The Gathering

I love how Testament only got heavier with the years. Great album.

Savatage - Gutter Ballet
Shining - In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster
Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth

The_Annoying_Frenchman

MetalStorm

Milan wrote
Define Infinity wrote
Testament - The Gathering
I love how Testament only got heavier with the years. Great album.Savatage - Gutter BalletShining - In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a MonsterMortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth

Good stuff there :dio:

SilkCrimsonMoon

Milan wrote
Define Infinity wrote
Testament - The Gathering
I love how Testament only got heavier with the years. Great album.Savatage - Gutter BalletShining - In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a MonsterMortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth

Indeed. Heavier, better production, and more technical. It's really great stuff. I also like what I've heard from the Shinning album.

dead1

Denon CX1 AUD$850 bucks worth of awesome!

Sounds that comes out of this baby is excellent.

SilkCrimsonMoon

^^ That looks like a quality purchase although I'm not familiar with the brand.

dead1

Not a standard brand. Had to go to a specialist audio shop. We used to use Denon CD players at the radio station I used to be a presenter for. Good stuff and really reliable given the usage it got.

We compared it to an equivalent Yamaha stereo, and the Yamaha sounded tinny in comparison.

SilkCrimsonMoon

dead1 wrote
Not a standard brand. Had to go to a specialist audio shop. We used to use Denon CD players at the radio station I used to be a presenter for. Good stuff and really reliable given the usage it got.We compared it to an equivalent Yamaha stereo, and the Yamaha sounded tinny in comparison.

Oh really? well, That's a very good sign, then. Happy listening, dude 😃

noodles

If I were spending 850$ I'd probably go for separate amp/CD player/speakers but that looks pretty nice too.

grandbazaar

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (Blue-Ray + DVD)

SilkCrimsonMoon

Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade

purely Transcendental.

Adveser

I got lucky. I bought my mother's tower speakers that I grew up with for 100 bucks. I think I paid 40 bucks for the amp which is pretty good once you rip out the cheap ass IC-based pre-amp.

I don't think I have more than 500 bucks worth of gear total to be honest. As long as I have my Sony reference monitors to know what's real and what's bullshit, I'm satisfied.

I'm extremely happy with my cheap shit myself.

Nice to see you got something you like dead1.

Don't ever let any asshole tell you your equipment is not good enough because they need to justify the price tag of their overpriced junk they will never be happy with. That is seriously what some people do when confronted with someone else's new equipment. Don't buy the hype. 😃

The_Annoying_Frenchman

dead1 wrote
Not a standard brand. Had to go to a specialist audio shop. We used to use Denon CD players at the radio station I used to be a presenter for. Good stuff and really reliable given the usage it got.We compared it to an equivalent Yamaha stereo, and the Yamaha sounded tinny in comparison.

I had a Denon amplifier for years, good stuff.

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