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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@uberwaltz I hope you stick around.  These music appreciation threads are great and help me find new things to listen to and remind me to revisit things I already own.  It's pretty easy to pick out the threads that are full of vitriol.  I just sta... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw I think I have 6 or 7 copies of Abandoned Luncheonette including a "hot stamper" and the MFSL, but the one I played last night is the best of the lot.  It's an Atlantic SD 19139 reissue that plays like new that I picked up for 5 bucks at the... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw are you referring to the MFSL of Abandoned Luncheonette? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Who By Numbers 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw The Abbey Road MFSL was a bust. It was listed as NM, but played like VG, lots of surface noise. It's on its way back to the seller for a refund.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
ZZ Top- Rio Grande Mud 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gram Parsons - GP 
Headphone King of Soundstage?
I'll have to try that cross feed thing sometime. 
Klipsch speaker choices
MrD, I meant to say Legend series, not Heritage. My bad.I did say the Heritage line has better constructed cabinets. The panels on my KLF-30s were loose and rattled at high volumes. I used some Titebond III to seal them up. I recently put some Dyn... 
Headphone King of Soundstage?
I own and listen to a lot of headphones.  I have to be honest, "soundstage" is not something I've ever bothered to think about when listening to headphones.  Listening to headphones is a completely different experience than listening to speakers. ... 
Klipsch speaker choices
Klipsch are great for low wattage systems.  Go check out the Heresy and see what you think. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Steely Dan - Gaucho, Japan SHM SACD 
Klipsch speaker choices
The Klipsch RF-3 are OK speakers, but really more home theater speakers than "audiophile" speakers.  The RF-7 are better, but still not in the same league with the Heritage series.  The Heritage series are a 3 driver design and have a richer sound... 
Integrated Amp for small space for VA speakers
Consider a used Peachtree Nova 300.  Plenty of power and a small form factor and you'll get a nice DAC and a decent headphone amp and a phono input.  You should be able to find a used one within your budget.