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| Buying Music Likes Its The Early 90's My local record store has pretty reasonable prices for vinyl, although I have seen a pretty significant jump over the last 12-18 months. Having said that, the same is true for their used CD selection, almost all are $4 or $5 each. I still buy a ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Beth Hart - Leave The Light On, Qobuz | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want? | |
| First Moving Coil (MC) Cartridge Acquisition I haven't owned any Ortofon cartridges, so can't say how they compare to Hana, however I do own the Shure V15 Type IV and M97XE, both with Jico SAS. The Hana SL is much smoother top to bottom and detailed but without any glare. It's better than so... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Steve Miller - Fly Like An Eage, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Desktop speaker upgrade from KEF LS50s (<$6K budget) I use the Harbeth P3ESR in my computer room, setup is close to what you describe. Speakers are in the corners of the room about a foot from the wall, not quite equidistant. At the volumes I listen to in this room, it is the best sounding system ... | |
| Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers Someone mentioned the TEAC NT-505 in another thread as an alternative to the Lumin streamers. Anyone upgraded from a Bluesound Node 2i to that device? | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Steve Miller - Abracadabra, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Steve Miller - Book of DreamsSteve Miller - The JokerQobuz Hi-Res | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hot Tuna - The Phosphorescent Rat | |
| Turntable Upgrade Help To your original question, yes it's a worthwhile upgrade. I've owned the MMF 5.1 and have the MMF 7.1. Better plinth, better tonear, better feet, better motor design... all those things improve sound quality. To pile on to what others have mention... | |
| Preamp connection to multiple powered subwoofers I'd like to hear if anyone is driving a distributed bass array system similar to the Swarm using a tube preamp as the signal source.I have 4 subs connected to my Modwright LS100 tube preamp with no ill effects (that I'm aware of) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Santana - AbraxasThe Incredible String Band - S/TI stopped by Barnes & Noble earlier today and picked up Rodger Waters is this the life we really want. 50% off. I forgot who mentioned the 50% off deals, but thank you! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Boz Scaggs- S/T |