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Black vs. Colored Vinyl
Thanks for chiming in slaw about the flattening.  What flattener do you have?  The guys at the record store swear that with their Orb unit they have problems with colored vinyl. 
What are you streaming tonight?
@16f4 Olympia Music Club 
Upcoming Neil Young album, Homegrown Vinyl. A must have?
I'm waiting for the Pono version.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Tonight would normally be the night that our local music club meets. We've gone virtual, with this month's theme being songs that make you happy.https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/9cb9e3c9-a2dd-450f-9fd6-4130e53933ee 
Black vs. Colored Vinyl
Vinyl is vinyl and will soften and melt at the same temperature, so flattening a black vs. colored LP should not show a difference. Are you speaking from your own personal experience, or speculating? 
What are you streaming tonight?
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Mosaic of Transformation, Qobuz 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Thin Lizzy - Fighting  
Black vs. Colored Vinyl
I do have multiple copies of a lot of records, but I don't think I've ever done a back to back comparison of one on colored and black vinyl.  To my ears, the color of the vinyl doesn't seem to affect sound quality.  I kind of like colored vinyl.  ... 
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
How insensitive!  I can't believe they had the nerve to publish a review by Art Dudley and not even acknowledge he died.  Or maybe the magazine was put together and completed well in advance of its shipping date. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy, Qobuz 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever 
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
Neato. 
Buyer's request. If Sellers could list photos of units on with lights.
If you're using flash to take the photos, the flash may overpower the lights on the face and even if they're on you may not see them.  Turning off the flash may result in blurry photos.  Good idea, but not always as easy as it sounds in normal ind... 
Focal Headphone Cable Replacement
The Stellia use a fairly common type of connector, so you have a lot of options.  I'm not a cable naysayer, but after having bought some pretty high end cables for my headphones, I don't notice much difference in cables.  I've had good luck buying... 
Who's done it besides me ?
I have snapped off the cantilever on my Clearaudio Virtuouso, not once, but twice.  The second time was shortly after I had it retipped.  After that, it sat in it's box for a long time, I was afraid to use it out of fear of snapping it off again. ...