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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello - Blood and Chocolate, MFSL  
What are you streaming tonight?
Kraftwerk - Remixes, Qobuz. 
What are you streaming tonight?
The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You, Qobuz Hi-Res 
What are you streaming tonight?
I streamed Christmas music all day yesterday, that was nice.  I don't remember all the ones I played, but Christmas albums from Diana Krall, Johnny Cash, the Carpenters, and more. 
Upgrade from Cambridge CXN
Bubbleupnp or the Lumin app. No plans to upgrade at this time.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Fillmore West 1/31/71 
Is Not Responding To An Offer Just Plain Rude?
If you're patient and informed, as a buyer you can use the offer system to your advantage.  I've had my eye on a DAC upgrade and had a couple in mind.  I made an offer on one and it was rejected.  There were a couple of others that I've been watch... 
0s & 1s are all the same aren’t they? Is it really worth paying for a “better” Streamer?
I've listened to at least a dozen streamers including a raspberry pi and I could never tell a difference in SQ.That explains a lot. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Blue Öyster Cult - On Your Feet or on Your Knees. It may not be one of my favorite live albums, but I can't figure out how AllMusic only gave it two stars. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ronnie Montrose - The Speed of Sound 
Budget tower speakers that rock!
You might be able to find some Klipsch KLF-20 or KLF-30 around your budget.  You might need to reglue the back plate, there were issues with them coming loose and you'll get a little cabinet coloration at high volumes as they aren't the most solid... 
Light weight headphones
I forgot to mention, the Sennheiser HD800 are also super comfortable, and more refined sounding than the 600 series variants.  I haven't heard the HD800s, which are supposed to be tuned a little "darker" than the HD800, but the HD800 are a differe... 
Light weight headphones
The most comfortable headphones I own (I have about 10 or 12) are my Sennheiser / Drop HD6XX - https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx.  Changing out the earpads can make them even more comfortable.  Not just comfortable, but lots of bang f... 
music: religious experience or background noise?
So... if I have music on and I'm doing something else, I'm being "disrespectful" to the music?  Uh...I do my best to make time to sit and do nothing but listen.  I usually do every day, most often in the evening when the day is done.  I also like ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske The Firefly (Nightfly?) is one of my top 5 favorites. Never get tired of it.