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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bootsy Collins - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!That Billie Eilish Third Man Live record I listened to last night kind of sucked.  Not her or the performance, but there was a lot of surface noise on the vinyl and there was a hum throughout that m... 
What are you streaming tonight?
I listened to the new Lorde album on Qobuz yesterday, kind of in the backgroud, not serious listening.  I liked it, she is really talented.  Looking forward to sitting down for a serious listen.Before that I listened to Leslie Winer - When I Hit Y... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Billie Eilish - Live At Third Man Records 
What are you streaming tonight?
Madeleine Peyroux - Secular Hymns, Qobuz Hi-Res.  Fabulous!   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Albert Collins - Cold Snap 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Best of Nat King Cole 
I'm looking for a pair of interconnects that won't shatter the bank....
Seriously? You’re suggesting that someone should spend almost as much as the price of the subwoofer for a cable? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Massive Attack - Blue Lines 
I'm looking for a pair of interconnects that won't shatter the bank....
Blue Jeans Cable are great for a sub. I wouldn't recommend them for much else. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Triumph - Just a Game 
Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?
Old thread, but if you’re considering the S3, it’s excellent. I loved my MHDT Labs Orchid, but the S3 was a big step up, more detail, lots of body, better imaging and soundstage, but very "musical". Nothing "clinical" about it. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Sheryl Crow - Live From the Ryman And More, Qobuz Hi-Res.   
Tracy Chapman - Similar artists & their albums
Maybe you'll get some ideas here - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tracy-chapman-mn0000016281/related 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Steve, I love Garbage, and I think this is the best record they've put out in a long time.  I got the green vinyl and also the pink RSD version.  I played the green one.  It sounded really good for colored vinyl, very little noise.  It might... 
To Stream or Not to Stream
Streaming is just one more arrow in the quiver.  It doesn't disqualify you from being an "audiophile".Yes, the sound quality of my turntable is noticeably better than streaming.  Yes, when I want to listen intently, the majority of that listening ...