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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl 
Is it better to have two matched subs or one
@dbphd I've had the same experience with all the speakers I've had in my room, I didn't mean to imply that the Ref 1s were doing something others couldn't, although they do image better than any other speakers I've owned. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Guns 'N' Roses - Greatest Hits 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Paul McCartney - Tug Of War  
What are you streaming tonight?
@16f4 I listened to that Young Marble Giants release earlier today. I never heard of them either. That was pretty cool stuff. 
Is it better to have two matched subs or one
Subs don't need to be identical.  I have two Rythmik subs and two SVS subs.  I have them set up in stereo, but I don't think it really matters.  They're all over my room... in front of me, beside me, behind me, facing into the wall, away from me..... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Just got back from the local record store with a pile of RSD Black Friday titles.  They're in quarantine until tomorrow, then the listening begins. 
Ar ethe current LP's available for $25 or so as goos as the old ones.
It's a crap shoot as far as quality of new pressings.  I just received a brand new Paul Simon album that had a "whoosh" sound every revolution.  Looking at it up close, there were dimples/pits all over one section of the record.  I just played the... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw I have a few copies and this one is the best, at least from memory. I haven't A/B'd them all.  
Penafrips, MHDT Labs DACs versus Integrated amps for home office
The Denafrips looks nice. The Harbeths and LM are amazing, but they're not going to polish a turd. The Bifrost sounds really good with my Simaudio 600i and Harbeth P3ESRs. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup, deluxe clear vinyl half-speed mastered version.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours RSD 2020 Alternate Version. Holy smokes! The stripped down versions of these songs drive home the superpowers they possessed at this point in time in terms of songwriting, singing and musicianship.  
Listening to full LPs vs virtually endless digital tracks.
I love listening to vinyl from start to finish. I love variety. It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. 
Penafrips, MHDT Labs DACs versus Integrated amps for home office
The newest Bifrost 2. Don't get me wrong, I love the Orchid too and don't necessarily prefer one over the other. I use the DAC in that system a lot more and being able to just leave it on and not have to worry about wearing out tubes was part of m... 
Is it better to have two matched subs or one
More is better unless you can't afford them or don't have room for them.