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Nice thread @Batty   It's tough picking just 25.  In rough chronological/autobiographical order, with no deference to the 'album' proper:   1. The Best of Pete Seeger 2. 20 Loony Tunes These are my earliest memories of having my own records and favourites, aged 5-6. My favourite Pete Seegar track was the African Folk story 'Abi Yoyo', every word and pause counted and I still remember them all. And the leftie folk songs that were so earnest and righteous and joyful. Then there's an inspired (K-Tel) compilation of whacky novelty songs: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Nervous Norvus, Lonnie Donegan, the Chipmunks and the Coasters.   3. The Blues Brothers Original Soundtrack A friend gave this (Bali pirate tape) to me when I was 9. I loved it then, and when I saw the movie soon after it was my instant and enduring favourite. It sowed a deeper seed too.    4. Back in Black - AC/CD A couple of years later I discovered AC/CD through a friend who had a bunch of tapes from his dad/uncle. This was the first album I remember buying with my own money (a twofer with The Razor's Edge).    5. O.G. Original Gangster - Ice T Music took a back seat to cricket in early high school. Most of grunge and gangster rap passed me by, but I loved this album. Listened to a lot, then put it aside. Coming back to it years later, it held up just fine.    6. Blood Sugar Sex Majik - Red Hot Chili Peppers In hindsight my first taste of funk and for a while the only vaguely contemporary band I listened to much as I took a classic rock puritan turn.   7. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan 8. Abbey Road - Beatles 9. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones At 15 for reasons I can't remember I dug into my parents' Bob Dylan records, found a life long favourite and opened the door on a new phase of musical discovery. This was around the time my family got its first CD player, and I started to build a collection. For a few years I lived and breathed 60s rock. Many favourites from this period but Dylan, Beatles, Stones seemed to stand apart.   10. Giants of the Blues My dad gave me this 4CD set of urban blues. Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, BB King. So I got, or always had, an ear for blues. I was often first drawn to the blues cuts on rock albums. It's a limited form and I see why people get bored with it. But only boring people get bored.  11. Ah Um - Charles Mingus I'd heard some stuff before but this was my first jazz wow moment. He plays bass like he's riding a wild animal and winning.   12. Stand - Sly & the Family Stone 13. Star Time - James Brown 14. I Never Loved a Man... - Aretha Franklin Around 18, the seed sown by the Blues Brothers flowered. Funk and soul became my new (old) favourite thing. Still can't get enough of the funky stuff.    . . .   Picking up from @Dave O))) I reckon lists are more interesting with a few reasons why. But it does slow you down and I'll have to come back to it.        

Sorry missed your post.    The matt i use are the kmart ones that are probably 15mm thick costs $7 each and one goes quite a long way.   I use these on the back wall and directly reflective surfaces to try to reduce too much bounce back through the driver (no idea if it works but it makes me feel better that im trying).   I use this WITH traditional stuffing as a duel density type arrangement with the filling in the centre of the box and then the matt lining the walls.    Iv never done a A/B comparison but started doing it after the first few builds. My projects like most have gotten better over time and if this contributes or not i honestly couldn't say.   The logic is there at least. 

The Patriot - Patriot Games - Harrison Ford -   

I don’t mind my post rock so l will have to check this out. Love chasing these musical breadcrumbs.

Chopin project. Many people know Alice Sara Ott (piano), Olafur Arnalds (piano/synthesizers), but I wanna mention there’s also lesser known musicians in the recording - Mari Samuelsen (violin), and also a string quintet in support.