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what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?
Geez,... so many great covers but I do agree with the original always being, well, the original! Chris Cornell doing Zep's "Thank You" is so good, I think Holly Cole does a great job with Elvis Costello's "Allison", there's also a great cover of Z... 
Speakers known for great midrange.
Have had the pleasure of listening to Quad, ESL-57s completely rebuilt and brought back to spec by the besy Quad guy on the East Coast, (NH guy). They're  truly magical and will own my own set soon enough. I agree with the "better" British boxes. ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
These LP sessions are getting more and more rare... streaming so much lately but in a post NY Rangers loss last night, I needed to wind down. Beck, "Morning Phase" Terry Reid, "Superlungs" (amazing voice) & then streamed Sturgill Simpson, "A S... 
Need some Cart recommendations, $300 - $700 (New/Used) range…warm, full, yet great def.
Geez sooooo many options. I find the Rega, "Exact" to be a HUGE value and was surprisingly really terrific on a vintage Thorens, 160. Also have a Van den Hul, "MC One" on my Luxman table. It's amazing too but will take more than your budget allows... 
Looking for a change.
Have a set of Cremona Auditor M - they are special as many Audiogoners have attested to all over this forum. Play mine now in a Cary - Manley - Line Magnetic - Auralic streaming system. Have also experienced Cremona M floorstanders at length in an... 
Large speaker recommendation
20'x15'x9' isn't really a big room, or is it? I'd say a set of KEF, Reference, 5 Meta or Dynaudio, Confidence 30. Have heard both in a similar (a bit bigger) sized rooms and both are truly wonderful. Played with Octave, Canor & Classe' Sigma e... 
Inexpensive Good Vintage Turntables?
I use a Luxman, PD-121 w/ADC, LMF-1 arm & Rega, Exact & Van den Hull, The One carts. Have to say, I prefer this vintage deck to every Thorens, 160 & AR, The TT I've used over the years. Simplistic design & directness of purpose. Te... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ah, the sounds of youth... must have burned through 3 cassettes of "Live Bootleg". Would pump it hard through the Concord/Jensen setup in my '75 Blazer. What a battleship - couldn't park it anywhere in Boston. Lord of the Thighs was my personal fa... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Some time to spend on LPs so,... Calvin Russell, "Sounds From The Fourth World" One Meatball, lol, The Avett Brothers, "True Sadness" & Chris Cornell, "Songbook" just got it... that voice though, Led Zep's Thank You - SO good!  
ECD Mikey Hit's a Homer or is he Homer.
So I watched pretty much the entire video posted above and honestly, the guy is harmless. Too much education & experience on this site and most all the audio forums to give his words much weight. He's a huckster looking to sell goods. His deli... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Got to sneak in a couple LPs last night,... Rufus, "Rags to Rufus" - Charles Bradley, "Victim of Love" & Faces, "First Step." Satisfying set!  
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
+1 on the CANOR AI 1.10. Have had the opportunity to listen to it at length with Aerial Acoustics, Revel & Sonus Faber and it's been equally magnificent with each. Those are all pretty different sounding speaker brands with their own signature... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Shushi/Liquid Lunch on Saturday brought out an interesting playlist last night... Shuggie Otis, "Freedom Flight" on the streamer - gotta get this on vinyl! Then to table with Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack, "Welcome" & wrapped with Elton J... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@boxer12 @bkeske - thanks guys... was good to see so many old friends come togther to celebrate a great guy who lived a robust life.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Home late from a Celebration of Life event for a close college buddy who recently passed. Melancholy day so needed to spin a couple (LPs and...) to wind down. Fired Golden Palominos "Visions of Excess" Buffalo Tom, "Birdbrain" & Steve Earle, "...