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Whats on your turntable tonight?
10CC - The Original Soundtrack, promo copy. Visually it looked pretty rough, but so far it's playing great! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hall & Oates - H2O. Looks like I managed to damage it somehow during cleaning. There's a big circular mark on both sides that wasn't there before cleaning.  
Can a dac really be future proof?
DACs will get better numbers Do you listen to numbers? On topic, there’s always the next best thing that’s so much better than the thing before. We’ve seen that a lot with different types of sound encoding and movies and TV displays. With audio th... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' 
Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo?
Why don’t you like McIntosh?If that was directed at me, I did not say that I don't like McIntosh.  I'm not familiar with your amp, but it looks like a nice one and should have more than enough power to drive your main speakers.  If you like the am... 
Preamp / Amp / Headphone Amp Conundrum [A Newbie in the Midst]
I may be missing something here, but I don't understand why you need a splitter.  Here's the way a headphone amp typically works.  You connect a source(s) to it, in this case your turntable / Puffin.  Some headphone amps have more than one input, ... 
Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo?
I use 4 subs in my main system.  I have 3 smaller systems.  Each of them has a subwoofer.  Where space permits, more is better.  I have to agree with the person that said to consider ditching the receiver before you do anything else.  Get a preamp... 
Which media player for lossless music
I use foobar2000 also.  It may not be as intuitive as other options out there, but it does the job and has a fairly simple and easy to use interface and there are many free plug-ins available.  The price is right. 
What to do with a center speaker?
If you're not having any luck selling it yourself, some audio stores will take items on consignment. You probably won't make much, but better than giving it away. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Band - Stage Fright 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Chet Baker - Swings Pretty. Pretty sure this one is going in the culling culling bin. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pixies - Head Carrier  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
It sounds great so far Steve. It's in better shape than my MFSL copy. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam, WLP 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Erykah Badu - Baduizm. Giving the subwoofers a workout.