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What are you streaming tonight?
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske The Nightfly is one of my all-time favorites, probably one of my most played records. 
Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice.
PJ Harvey 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sohn - Tremors 
Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC!
Why? DACs shouldn't have sound signaturesEvery DAC I've listened to sounds at least slightly different.  The Mytek Liberty I owned had excellent measurements, but I sold it and wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they wanted something very anal... 
Seeking advice on purchasing a new streamer
If you can stretch your budget, the Lumin U1 Mini would be at the top of my list.The Marantz also has a DAC and headphone amp that you're paying for.  I can't imagine it would be much, if any better than the Bluesound.  I had a ND6006 and the soft... 
Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC!
I’ve never understood the point of still bothering with R2R DACs. I have no idea how it sounds but at least the Denafrips Ares II measures decent.Maybe you should try listening instead of reading about measurements.The MHDT Labs Orchid is a fine D... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix, MFSL 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
ZZ Top - Tejas 
What are you streaming tonight?
I didn't take it as criticism. I don't always listen in a critical way and found your comments insightful.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Mayall - The Turning Point 
What are you streaming tonight?
@bkeske Interesting observations. That wasn't the reason why I qualified my recommendation with "if you liked her first album". I do love her voice and her phrasing.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Living Colour - Vivid, red vinyl 
Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
@hilde45 @big_greg I had a thread once asking about good shops to buy used and someone mentioned Echo Audio. I immediately bookmarked them and surf them all the time. Some of the deals they have there are *unreal* and correspondence has been great...