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Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce?
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Music Hall 9.3 vs 11.3 Turntable
Similar experience to @artemus_5. Had a MMF 7.1. Bought a pre-owned VPI Classic 2 with a Classic 3 tonearm. Different league. If you want a new table, I would also look at some of the higher end Pro-ject tables. There are many other options. The M... 
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@spiritofradio I love Montrose but I'm not familiar with that title.   
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Eminen - The Marshall Mathers LP 2  
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@bslon I really like that Live at Massey Hall recording, it has a very intimate feel to it.  
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Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition  
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!  
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PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea  
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@dayglow, I've thought of doing that in the past.  I try to keep things matching as far as the cover and the matrix variations.  The first one was NM and has a nicer cover, the 2nd was very close to NM, but has a few scuffs and a price sticker on ... 
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Emerson Lake & Palmer - Work Volume 2.  Both copies I have are really nice.  It's going to be a toss up as far as which one to keep.  
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Steely Dan - Katy Lied, MFSL   
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McCoy Tyner - Live at Newport. This is a bit of a disappointment. The shipper did a terrible job packing it and all four corners got dinged up in shipping. It's a limited edition of 210/500 pressings. It's on clear "audiophile vinyl" that looks ki... 
Headphones Newbie; Senheisser HD 800s or Focal MG Clear
@big_greg so are you saying bass is noticeably lacking in the Sennheiser's? For the treble region, which would you say is easier to listen to? The Sennheisers are not lacking in bass, they are pretty balanced from top to bottom. Both do well in... 
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Emerson Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 2  
Headphones Newbie; Senheisser HD 800s or Focal MG Clear
I have the previous version of the Sennheiser - the HD800 (no S) and Focal Elex (a notch below Clear).  I have also heard the Utopia, but not the Clear.  The HD800s is supposed to be tuned a little "warmer" than the HD800, so will be a little dif...