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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Uber, I'm guessing that would have been similar to them playing on American Bandstand here in the US, quite an anomaly I'm sure! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hawkwind - Space Ritual 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Souls For Rock And Roll 
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent The "deluxe" version has about 10 live tracks after the album proper. It's a nice listen.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Flying Lotus - Flamagra (Deluxe Edition), Qobuz Hi-Res 
Why no Virtual System pics??
Honestly, I don't think my systems look all that great.  They are all in compromised listening spaces, but I enjoy how they sound.  That, and I'm a photographer, so I would be really anal about it, and when I look at the time it would take to take... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
I bought a pair of the Melz 1578 from the seller @shkong78 recommended for my Modwright LS 100.  I played them for a while last night and they sounded really good right out of the box (I had the LS 100 in HTBP mode for about an hour to get them wa... 
Phono Stage for a VPI Prime Scout
My first thought when I saw this thread was also a used Manley Chinook.  A little over budget, but worth it.  Sounds wonderful with my VPI Classic 2. 
To clean or not to clean?
Take it out of the box and use it.  I've been surprised on more than one occasion when I thought I was playing a record that was already clean and it didn't sound right until I gave it a spin on the VPI.  It's not a bad idea to clean all records, ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Rush - Permanent Waves, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Tidal/OPPO streaming issue
 At its price point, the Bluesound is hard to beat.  
Streaming from Bluesound Node2i
Yes, that'll work fine.  
Tidal/OPPO streaming issue
No streaming on the Oppo 203 or 205. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Supertramp - Breakfast in America, MFSL