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What are you streaming tonight?
It's nice Uber. We all submit songs then one of our members puts them into a tidal playlist.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Tonight is my local music club's "virtual meetup". This month's theme is the blues. https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/07192656-1b8f-4db3-9eeb-9068ce75420c 
Recommendations for next headphone
How many heads do you have? 
Speakers hung from ceiling on aircraft cable.
When I was about 20 I had my speakers suspended with some hi test fishing line. It rawked dude! Probably not something that I’d do now.It might actually sound okay. Worth a try, especially with some relatively small speakers like those. 
Turntable
I've always put the record right on the acrylic platter when the turntable has one. 
Decent tuner with a headphone output and volume control
A good FM tuner (and antenna) can provide excellent sound quality, often much better than a streaming version of the same broadcast. I'm not aware of any good tuners with a good headphone amp however. You could look on the fmtunerinfo site or its ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Blind Faith - S/T 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
No Uber, you're old!  
Member Almarg passed away last night
Gone but not forgotten. His contributions to the hobby he loved and the help he provided will live on here. Condolences to his family.  
The psychological factor
My preamp goes to 11. And yes, I've taken it there.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw I ordered it directly from the Stones website.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Chick Corea - Plays, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl
The same equipment and rack in another room doesn’t cause pumping. Chances are it's placement.  You've got your rack sitting in a corner right behind a speaker.  And is that one of your Rel subs sitting right next to the equipment rack with the l... 
The value of "Legacy" DACs vs new?
I had the W4S DAC 2, not the DSD model though. My least enjoyed DAC. Ever. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Todd Rundgren - Something Anything, MFSL