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Establishing a common analog listening bias

Maybe it is possible to establish a widely accepted common ground in terms of listening bias by choosing and agreeing on 10-30 LPs all readily available new to all audiophiles for decent price.
If all listening tests and personal comments regarding the sound of components and systems in the various threads and posts would refer to any of these LPs mainly, everyones comments and experiences would much easier be understood by their fellow Audiogoners.

How about an "Audiogon baker's double-dozen"?

This would create a solid ground for all of us.

How do you think about this ?
dertonarm
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viridian
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And a really bad try at that.
peterayer
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Viridian,
Please explain your comment.
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viridian
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I have already explained it in the fourth post in this thread; no need to endlessly repeat things. I will leave that to others.
peterayer
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Thanks Viridian. I found your fourth post and get your point. You don't think it is a good idea to create a list of recordings that we could use as a common basis for discussion. However, to Dertonarm you wrote: "And a really bad try at that." I thought he gave it a good try even if the idea is flawed for the reasons you stated. The thread did generate some good recommendations.

I do like the idea of sharing recommendations of good recordings with other members of the forum.
rauliruegas
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Dear Peterayer: Of course that Dertonarm idea is very good and IMHO Viridian maybe don't understand in deep the whole subject of that " tool ".

I posted an example of what dertonarm means in the thread:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1246451558&openflup&93&4#93

here his answer:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1246451558&openflup&96&4#96

The importance on Dertonarm idea ( not to often I coincide with D. ) is that we can comunicate on audiophile terms using the same " language " because it is the best path that you, Viridian , me or any one else could know what each one of us are " hearing " and what we really want to comunicate and that this " comunication " be fully in understand for everyone.
With out that common listening bias we are surrounded by uncertainty on what each one of us is talking about.

Anyway, Dertonarm attemp was a good one that has not success because IMHO the people don't understand very well his meaning and the importance for all of us of that meaning.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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