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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend 
What is the average life expectancy of a DAC?
My JVC QL-Y55F turntable is 40 years old and still performs as new. Is your cartridge 40 years old?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, that might be the same one that I have. Not the WLP but the other one that I just bought.David Gilmour - David GilmourUrl: https://www.discogs.com/David-Gilmour-David-Gilmour/release/751793 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Gilmour - S/T, WLP. For some reason I thought the copy I had wasn't that great and ordered another one recently, based on another member's recommendation. When I went to put it away and saw this one, it looked like it was in pretty good shap... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
It was a nice NM copy too Steve.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, I hadn't listened to that song for a while and when it started I thought my woofers were pumping or something, LOL. I didn't care that much for this album when it first came out, it was a little softer than the others and didn't hold up as ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Boston - Third Stage. I moved my Harbeth Super HL5 Plus back into the main system, sounding really nice! 
What are you streaming tonight?
Jihye Lee Orchestra - Daring Mind, Qobuz Hi-Res.  One of the most enjoyable new jazz recordings I've heard in a while. 
KRELL 707, HDMI input and output (including audio and video) does not respond!
HDMI boards seem to be a pretty common failure point in many AV processors and receivers.  I don't know about issues with Krell in particular.  You might try posting the AVSForum, there's more focus on home theater in that forum. 
Your advice needed, speakers to buy $8K to $13K
If you live in the Portland area, Echo Audio has what appears to be a nice pair of Legacy Audio Focus SE for less than 1/2 of new retail - https://echohifi.com/details/15731/Legacy-Audio_Focus-SEI owned the Focus 20/20, a previous model and had a ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James Brown - Soul Classics 
What is the average life expectancy of a DAC?
Just curious how everyone thinks about FPGA systems like the PS Audio Direct Stream versus chip based D/A systems. Does the ability to modify the system via a software update give FPGA systems a longer significant lifetime and therefore do they w... 
Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh
Gee, I wonder if the OP bought something in the time that has elapsed since they started this thread.  Let's keep it going just in case they're still thinking about about it. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Thanks for the link Steve.  I've been using Bags Unlimited sleeves, but they are really snug on double albums and won't fit on some. 
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