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Old 06-30-2012, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by VT Skier View Post
When Joshua played "North Dakota" by Lyle Lovett, it was immediately evident that Ricki Lee Jones was singing backup, whereas on every other speaker I have heard playing that song, I was always left with a hint that it might be her. And yet that astonishing insight into the background didn't detract at all from what was happening in the rest of the sound -- all the instruments and Lyle were properly placed, weighted and emphasized. A truly memorable experience.
Jon, my wife had no problem blindly identifying Ricki Lee Jones on a MacBook Air's internal speakers 5 minutes ago. RLJ's phrasing makes it obvious, the sound of the voice just confirms it.

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