Have you ever listened to Jean Michel Jarre? Here is a cut from his album Equinox. Another good one is Oxygene as well as Rendevous and Magnetic Fields. The albums are all one track broken down into seperate songs, but I would love cranking the sounds and kicking back in the dark with my eyes closed listening to it.
Out of curiosity what speakers are you using in your set up?
I have not heard any Jean Michel Jarre. Thanks for the recommendation, I will check it out.
I tend to rotate through several sets of speakers/turntables/cartridges/amps. I am constantly trying new combinations to see what I like best. Over the weekend, I put a pair of JBL L36 Decades I restored/reimagined back into my downstairs vinyl system. I tried them first with a Sansui AU-717, but quickly went back to the Yamaha A-1000 I previously used with these speakers. That pair is just a great sounding match:
Before that, I was running a pair of JBL 4301B Control monitors with a little Sherwood S-7100A receiver:
I briefly had the Rectilinear III Highboys back in the system, but I need to refinish the cabinets so I can sell them. They are great speakers, but just too much for my current living space:
As were the ElectroVoice Interface Ds I sold before I moved. Best sounding speakers I have ever owned, but WAY too much for my 1250 sq ft townhouse:
I continue to run a pair of KEF 104/2 Reference Series in the master bedroom. I settled in on these a few years ago, and they just seem to do everything well. They are a very listenable, non-fatiguing speaker. They don't have the low end slam of the Interface Ds, but they put out more than enough bass for a bedroom system. And, the unique design means the footprint isn't really any bigger than a pair of much smaller stand mounted speakers:
That photo was taken at my old place. Even though the new place is smaller, the layout of the master bedroom has let me spread out the speakers, which provides a better stereo image.
I have others that go in and out of the rotation, usually when I'm getting ready to sell a pair, but those are the ones that have stuck around the longest - so far.