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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies 
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent Get the Bluesound then. Great interface, works well with wifi.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54 Mine had a small spot of a hard white plastic like substance stuck on one side.  
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent The Bluesound is a good "frugal" starting point if you're more concerned with ease of use, affordability, and versatility than ultimate sound quality.  It has a great app and does just about every music service and music format. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Good news on my Patricia Barber Cafe' Blue Impex 1Step, Elusive Sound contacted me today and they are sending a replacement. 
What are you streaming tonight?
@ghjuvanni I agree with going with personal experience.  Mine has been different than yours.  So in effect, you're saying that the input into the DAC makes no difference whatsoever - a computer, a Raspberry Pi, a high-end standalone streamer, ethe... 
What are you streaming tonight?
@ghjuvanni I think many people delude themselves into believing that the streamer itself doesn't matter and that adding a DAC to an entry level streamer will give a big improvement in sound quality. Adding a better DAC to the Bluesound can improve... 
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent I prefer Qobuz over Tidal, however if you like your discover weekly on Spotify, Qobuz doesn't have anything like that.  Tidal has a "My Mix" feature where it puts together playlists based on your listening habits.  I would skip the Node 2... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra.  I have a couple of her records that I bought a few years ago and didn't really "get into" them at the time.  I am working on culling some records and wanted to play them first and surprise, I really e... 
What are you streaming tonight?
I was out in the truck tonight and heard Neil on the radio. It put me in the mood for some more. Neil Young - Greatest Hits. Qobuz  
Any other Agon Love for UFO?
UFO is one of my all-time favorite bands.  I saw them with the "classic" lineup back in the day and it was one of the best shows I've been to.  After Michael Schenker and Pete Way left, they were not the same.  Agree that Strangers in the Night is... 
Streamer with R2R DAC
@georgehifi The La Voce does not have a volume control.  I'm running it through a Simaudio 600i.  @kren0006 I can't say with certainty how the La Voce compares to the NT-505 as I have not had them in the same system.  I have the NT-505 in my main ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various Artists - FM.  I picked up a replacement for this because I dropped it and scuffed up side 4 pretty badly.  The other 3 sides are NM.  3 out of 4 ain't bad? 
Streamer with R2R DAC
I'm not George, but I recently acquired an Aqua La Voce S3 and it's fantastic.  Very natural sounding and musical.  Some of the other DACs I've had to compare to it are MHDT Labs Orchid (still one of my favorites), Auralic Vega, Mytek Liberty, Sch... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Diane Schuur - Talkin' 'Bout You