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I recently picked up a pre-owned Roon Nucleus.  I wanted to put my Aqua La Voce S3 DAC in my main system and try out Roon.  I am very happy with ease of use with the Nucleus and sound quality is excellent.  Maybe better than my analog rig.  The Nu... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello - Taking Liberties.  Another 20 song compilation of songs that were released in the UK, but not the US. 
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If you don’t love this too you are dead to me. Uh-oh... I've never even heard of it. 
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The Angels AKA Angel City - Face to Face 
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Get Happy!! 
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Elvis Costello - This Years Model 
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@boxer12 I love that Morphine album!  Good stuff. 
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Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four  
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The Who - Face Dances, MFSL  
What are you streaming tonight?
Santana - Blessings and Miracles, Qobuz Hi-Res.  The opening seems to be a re-imagining of Abraxas and the rest of the album, with all the guest appearances, seems like an attempt at another Supernatural, neither of which are necessarily bad thing... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Lilly Hiatt - Lately, Qobuz Hi-Res, some great songwriting and excellent performances.  
Combining home theater with two channel
@bkeske summed it up nicely.  I have the Marantz AV7705 that I use for HT.  I have a Herron VTSP-360 Reference preamp that has home theater bypass feature.  My amps for the front two speakers are Herron M1 monoblocks (150 WPC).  While these amps a... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers compilation.  There are 10 songs on each side!  Obviously, not the greatest sound quality, but a fun compilation.  Also a good chance to check my cartridge.  I was ... 
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Elvis Costello - Almost Blue 
HiFi vs MidFi
I like the way that Mike put it, that resonates most with me.  While it's true that sometimes expensive pieces sound like pieces of doo-doo, it's a fallacy to think that there's not much difference between your system and that of someone that has ...