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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dire Straits - Alchemy.  
2 channel + HT suggestions
I have a combined 2 channel / 7.5 HT setup.  The two channel system consists of a nice pair of monoblocks for my main speakers, and a preamp with HTBP.  The center and surrounds are powered by a 5 channel amp and I use a Marantz HT processor.  You... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eurythmics - Not For Sale. This is a Japanese promo compilation. Pretty cool.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dire Straits - Copy #4.  I haven't listened to this in a while and don't mind listening to it more than once.  Such a fantastic record.  
Am I a hopeless audio snob?
Looks matter.  I have the opposite opinion of Technics.  I have an SL 1200 MK2 (some of the 80's "garbage") and doubt I'll ever get rid of it, mostly because I love the "retro" look.  It's had some minor upgrades, but I think most people would be ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms.  Haven't listened to this in a while, such a great album.  Need to thin the herd, I have 4 copies.  I'll keep the MFSL and Quiex II promo copy for sure, the other two are probably on their way to the castaway bin.  
Vinyl Newbie - So Many Questions!
You have a decent turntable.  I owned a Clearaudio Emotion for quite a while and it is very similar to your table.  You have a really cheap phono stage.   Here are a few suggestions. Try getting a really thin sheet of sorbothane and setting the ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Let's just keep that between us guys Joel!  Jeff Beck - Truth  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Back from Sin City and happy to see my dog, girlfriend, and a pile of records that were delivered while I was gone (not necessarily in that order). April Wine - The Nature of the Beast  
Improving my Preamp
Herron Audio VTSP-360 http://www.herronaudio.com/360specs.html  
Parasound vs Emotiva
Expect the Parasound to be better, but not four times better.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tom, I started streaming it this morning but haven't finished it yet. I really like what I did listen to. Try Target.  I think Easy Street in Seattle and Music Millennium in Portland had it also.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
DJ Krush - The Message at the Depth