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How loud are you typically listening? My preamp really does go to 11 but I usually keep it around 70-75 db. | |
Music Servers, Do They Matter? My "music server" is an inexpensive USB hard drive on my network. Maybe I should have put more thought and money into it. Or maybe not. | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Joel, I'm going to play my MCA copy of Can't Buy a Thrill when I get a chance. If I remember, I'll report back. Totally agree about Gaucho and especially Aja. I think Donald Fagen took things to yet another level with his solo albums, especiall... | |
Future of this hobby? Considering that this thread is over 15 years old, it appears that there's still a future for the hobby. | |
More Power Part II i've read many moons ago that you should get the most watts that you can afford! I've read that you shouldn't believe everything you read. Definitely not this. | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Bowie - Let's Dance | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? @dayglow This is the version of Can't Buy A Thrill that I have - https://www.discogs.com/Steely-Dan-Cant-Buy-A-Thrill/release/10867802I wouldn't call it an "audiophile pressing", but it sounded really good. I haven't listened to this one for a wh... | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Foghat - Live | |
More Power Part II Quality vs. QuantityI sold my 405 WPC Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature and replaced it with a Lexicon LX-7 200 WPC amp.I moved my 460 WPC Wyred4Sound amp into my bedroom and replaced it with Rogue Audio M-180 180 WPC amps, and more recently those ha... | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? @dayglow Mine is a nice pressing from 1972. I have a couple of others, I don't think I need to hang onto those, this one plays like new. | |
How do you choose your daily dose of music? Music threads here in the forum that I participate inWhatever new records show up in my mailThumbing / browsing (vinyl/digital) through my collectionNew things I hear on Radio Paradise, Spotify Discover, Qobuz/Tidal new releases | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill | |
Basic Budget Bookshelf speakers Canton makes nice speakers and they have some in a similar price range of those you mentioned at Accessories4less | |
Mods which don't harm re-sale I've owned a number of Klipsch speakers and have replaced crossovers and drivers as well as added Dynamat around the horns. I don't think it necessarily increased their value, or that I got what I put into the mods back in terms of resale value, ... | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, MFSL 45 RPM |