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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Small Faces - S/T (1966 Decca) from the pile from Germany. Gave them all a US clean today.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I've been streaming the Respighi Pines of Rome James, very enjoyable. It doesn't hurt that it plays to the strengths of my new (to me) Thiel 3.6 speakers. The guy I bought them from is into classical and has been turning me on to some stuff also. ... 
The Six Moons.com review on the Mhdt Labs Orchid DAC just went up
Pull chip out, insert new one, listen and enjoy. As far as I know the only thing the firmware does is establish a USB connection. You don't need to flash the firmware if you change to the same chip.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wow, you guys are super helpful! I appreciate the pointers on getting started with classical. Jim, I will be interested in hearing how your experience with tube rolling goes. I have been focusing on other areas of my system and haven't even given... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jim, I've been going without the loading plugs ever since I got the VTPH-2A. I did use some recently with the Hana SL (380, from DB Systems) and it sounded a little better.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Listening to my $1.99 copy of the Doobie Brothers - Livin' On The Fault Line.  Sounds really good this morning.  It's not my favorite by a long shot (nothing with Michael McDonald is), but it's in really good shape and good SQ.  I have another cop... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank I've been getting the classical "itch" a bit too lately.  There's so much, and there are only certain things I like, it's hard to figure out where to start, but we have some good guides.  I think our friend @spiritofradio knows a thing or t... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Midnight Oil - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lorde - Solar Power   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Taj Mahal Anthology   
What are you streaming tonight?
Cate Le Bon - Pompeii, Qobuz.  Just started this, but I really like it right out of the gate.    
What are you streaming tonight?
Mitski - Laurel Hell, Qobuz.  I like her voice a lot, but I was a little "meh" about this release.  
Chinese Cables that sound good
Try Blue Jeans Cables (made in USA)  https://www.bluejeanscable.com/  You'll not be disappointed. Very reasonably priced. I love their Ultrasonically-Welded Speaker Cables. Have them on two different systems and have recommended to a few audioph... 
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Some pretty funny stuff in this thread - constipated, ugly, poor soundstage, get some Klipsch instead, crappy parts...  At this point, I feel like I should use mine for firewood.  They would probably have a bad smell though with all that constipat...