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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Toto - IV. Not something I would normally be into, but ever since Weezer did a cover of Africa I've been curious. This is a nice Japanese pressing and actually sounds very good. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kraftwerk - Tour De France 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True,  WLP  
Kef reference 3
I have the Ref 1, which have taken the place of my Harbeth Super HL5 Plus in my main system.  They sound pretty big on their own.  I have 4 subs in my system and one day turned them off and forgot to turn them back on.  I noticed something was dif... 
Raise my subwoofers off the ground approximately 12”?
What is the reason for doing this?  Does it have to be 12" or are you just trying to get them off the floor to keep from passing vibration to another room or something below your room?  If you just need to get them off the floor, consider the Aura... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bassnectar - Vava Voom 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer, Japanese pressing.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery, nice Japanese pressing. 
Speaker stands for KEF R3 (something else than KEF stands)
If you talk to a dealer you may find that you can get the KEF stands for less than list price. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Dino Saluzzi - Albores, Qobuz Hi-Res 
What are you streaming tonight?
David Bowie - Metrobolist (aka The Man Who Sold The World) [2020 Mix], Qobuz Hi-Rez 
R2R Ladder DACs or All in One Streamer Solutions
I bought my MHDT Labs Orchid because I'm all about the flavor of the month.  I could care less how it sounds, I just want to be one of the cool kids.  So yeah, I got rid of my Auralic Vega (much newer and a lot more features, but no cool factor) a... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Tunng - Tunng Presents... Dead Club, Tidal 
Warm romantic & detailed
Consider KEF Reference 1. I like them better than my harbeth super HL5 plus. And I love those. I had a pair of Focal Electra 1008 BE. Nice speakers, but not in the same league as the KEFs or Harbeths.