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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Knife - Deep Cuts 
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary
Mine is still sitting in the "on-deck" bin. No time for listening the last couple of days. :( 
Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge?
Consider buying a used Clearaudio Emotion with the Satisfy arm. I have one and used it in the same spot as the Concept with no issues. There's one on us audio mart for $650 right now. That's a nice deal. I have no affiliation with the seller. No d... 
Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr?
A small sealed sub like an SVS SB1000 or SB2000 will make the bass a non-issue, assuming that they are in a relatively small room. I'm using the older SVS SB12 NSD with mine. 
Steely Dan's "Two Against Nature" on vinyl?
If you have the European import on vinyl, it may be valuable.  I saw a few listed on Discogs, all around $600 - $700.  Which of course doesn't necessarily mean anyone is buying them at that price, but... 
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary
Given what they seem to sell for on Discogs, I'll probably toss it out there instead of the ocean if I don't like it. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Listening to the Queen playlist on Qobuz.  I never get tired of Queen. 
Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge?
I don't have any experience with the Rega but owned the Concept for a while.  It's a really nice table, sounds great, and is easy to operate.  The one drawback for me is that it is super sensitive to footfalls and I have springy floors.  I could n... 
What's the better buy for a phono preamp?
I'd get the Phonomena. I have a Phonomena Nova and it's a great unit.  
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary
Here an interesting review and comparison from Vinyl Rewind:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhk2XgVPCIM  I didn't watch the entire video, I skipped to the end to hear the conclusions.  I loved the 2019 version.  I haven't done any A/B comparisons... 
Tubes or not
I have owned a number of DACs and the MHDT Orchid is my favorite.  I think it sounds as good or better than my Auralic Vega, which was $3500 when new.  I haven't A/B compared them both in the same system, but they are the two least "digital" sound... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Checking out some new music on Qobuz - Dave Holland - Good Stuff.  It's living up to its name so far. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Carole King - Tapestry, MFSL  
Oppo 205 - Basically a PC with small Analog section
The main thing that attracted me to the 9X and 10X models was their streaming and universal disc player capabilities. I don't consider the 203 I now have as an audio device really, I only bought it to be able to play 4K discs. I use bluesound and ... 
What are these speakers that came with my home worth?
hifishark is also a good resource to see what like items are selling for (or have sold for - click the sold/expired tab).