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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Moving on to Get Your Wings... This one looks (and so far) sounds really good. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts. Not one of my favorites, but this copy is in really good shape. 
Evolving from a avr to an av processor. Benefit?
An AVR's amps are typically not very powerful (WPC specifications are usually for 1 or 2 channels driven, with a significant drop when multiple channels are driven), which means less dynamics and actual power to your speakers.Technology is rapidly... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place.  I haven't listened to this in a while.  I have always thought this album was under-rated.  Of course there's no Joe Perry or Brad Whitford, but it still rocks and there are a number of really good songs. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Aerosmith - Draw the Line. Doing some more culling / grading. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits 
What are you streaming tonight?
Ray LaMontagne - Monovision, Qobuz Hi-Res.  I wanted to see what all the fuss was about in the vinyl thread.  Not really my thing. 
What are you streaming tonight?
François Leleux - Bienvenue en France, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Brian Eno - Wrong Way Up, Qobuz 
700.00 speakers new or used
I'd look for a second (or 3rd or 4th) hand Klipsch Heresy, Forte, or Quartets.  At some point you might want to replace the crossovers and consider swapping out the tweeter.  Bob Crites is a great source for aftermarket parts and there are others.... 
RIP Frankie Banali, Quiet Riot drummer, succumbed to stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
I saw this yesterday.  I remember seeing quiet riot back in the day.  Not one of my favorite bands, but they put on a good show. 
Where do you buy your CDs these days?
Not sure that anyone has mentioned this, but Deep Discount is also a good alternative for both music and movies.   
TEAC NT-505 impossible connecting to WiFi router o such LAN: help me please?
I'm going to stack the CG-10M and NT-505, so I only need about a foot.  I found an inexpensive 50 ohm cable from a place called Thorlabs.  I contacted a few cable manufacturers and they all said "no" when I asked if they had any 50 ohm offerings.I...