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Random audio related thing for today: I was reading this article about William Eggleston (photographer)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/william-eggleston-photographer-interview-augusten-burroughs.html

And I noticed in the video that he appeared to have some rather expensive looking monblocks in the background so I did a quick search and came up with this:

http://prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com/reply/46987146/Expensive-speakers-reality-checks-audiophiles-mix-choices#reply-46987146

Pretty neat that his son is EgglestonWorks. I haven't ever gotten to hear any but apparently they are great.

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Great article... I think I'm at the opposite end of the writer's spectrum, though, despite the amount of time I spend listening to music. Since I buy music in CD/SACD form, my library is strongly constrained by budget, so I don't listen to as much new music as I should (my collection is also strongly-weighted toward audiophile recordings, which generally means that it is extraordinarily conservative).

Instinctively, I know this is wrong because many of my favorite albums have been somewhat random, rather than planned purchases. Still, that Mobile Fidelity SACD of Santana III has my name on it.

Even with those caveats, I have no excuses with access to free Spotify, internet radio, YouTube, etc. We are living in an unprecedented age of musical accessibility, and I am not one to complain.

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If you were neither the parent of young children nor a connoisseur of animated musicals in 2013, it’s hard to explain the cultural force that was Frozen’s signature ballad. “Let It Go” was the perpetual soundtrack of children’s play dates, car rides, and birthday parties. It stalked your days and haunted your dreams.

https://qz.com/quartzy/1576997/let-it-go-is-the-most-streamed-disney-song/

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Kind of a followup of the article on the Universal fire, here's a video on the Packard Campus where the Library of Congress collection of audio visual assets are stored and preserved.

One thing that isn't covered is the range of items and programs there. Here's a link to their site if you want to dig deeper. 

https://www.loc.gov/avconservation/packard/

BTW The British Library and many other countries have their own programs for preserving culture.

 

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