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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dominique Fils-Aimé - Stay Tuned  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jim, China was singing. Also Edna Vazquez. Sound was good! Center aisle, about 14 rows back.  
Detachable Head shell or Not?
What makes me smile is the idea of a $20K cartridge on a $100,000+ turntable in order to play even a mint vintage LP that one may have paid $5 or $10 for. Of course the buyers of those cartridges probably would not be caught dead with a used LP. ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Live music last night, Pink Martini at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma.  I was able to pick up a couple more of their records that I don't have at the merch table - Hey Eugene and Get Happy.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jane's Addiction- S/T  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I love Something / Anything?, it's one of my favorite records.  I saw Utopia in Portland at Revolution Hall (an old high school converted to a concert venue) not too long before the pandemic started.  That was a lot of fun.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
DJ Shadow ‎– Endtroducing.....  
2 channel + HT suggestions
If the integrated you're considering has HTBP and all the connections you need, it includes a preamp, so your PS Audio preamp should not be needed.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
DJ Premier – Beats That Collected Dust Vol.2  
inexpensive phono pre amp
The Puffin is a great value.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
All this talk about the Doobies, I broke out my MFSL SACD of What Were Once Vices...  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Diana Krall - All for You (A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw ​​​​@dayglow I like On Every Street, but it's not as cohesive as most of their other albums. I realized I only have it on my server. I need to pick up the vinyl.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@dayglow I recommend Alchemy. I haven't listened in a while and found myself wondering why. The performances are great and sound quality is very good. I was listening on my second system and doing some other things, not giving it my full attention... 
AKM makes the best DACs
I really like the sound of my TEAC NT-505 which uses and AKM chip, so much so that I bought a second one.  However, they have been replaced in my main system by an Aqua La Voce S3 FPGA DAC.  I also have a MHDT Labs Orchid R2R DAC.  There is no "be...