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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Dream Academy - S/T. Warner Brothers 1985 @noromance Ha! Yes, I know, just funin with ya 😉  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pagent. I.R.S. 1986  
Bascom H. King Passed
Before doing yard work today, went into YouTube and watched all 4-5 parts of Paul’s interview with Bascom. Recommended. What a genuine and modest gentleman he was.     And an old Dead Head too, that always counts for brownie points in my book. 😉  
Denafrips Ares ii
@j_andrews    does it really matter if usb or coax is used? I use both; a digital RCA from my CD transport, and a USB from my streamer. Both sound very good to me, but are obviously different per the source.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@noromance  well, I have to, I don’t have near the collection you do 😁  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman. Merge Records 2017    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Natalie Merchant - Motherland. MOV reissue 2013, originally 2001 Elektra   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Luna - Bewitched. Gotta Groove Records reissue 2021, originally 1993 Elektra   
Bascom H. King Passed
Very sad, R.I.P. to a legendary designer.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Glazunov / Taneyev / Balakirev - ‘Musical Memorials’. The USSR TV & Radio Large Chorus & Symphony Orchestra. Conductors - Kovalev & Yurovsky, Choir Master - Kuvykin. Glazunov - Solemn Contata In Commemoration Of The Centemary Of A. S.... 
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AndrĂ© Previn conducts Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Angel 1978    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, very cool re: pulling your Quicksilver’s out. Very nice. And Brian, no doubt that every tube counts towards SQ.  Tubes are really fun, but like Steve, it’s also a huge rabbit hole. But I can see how engaging it would be to work at getting... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Another ELO party, thanks to @big_greg   
Denafrips Ares ii
I quite enjoy mine. Nice thing about Denafrips, you can almost always sell yours for what you paid, or more, if you should want to move up or try something else. There are filter settings to take any ‘high frequency edge’ off. A couple different ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@noromance @bkeske Good to hear the 5814A worked. As I mentioned, I find the CV400x to be a bit too warm so these are going to seem like a breath of fresh air! It’s interesting as I never considered replacing the Brimar’s after installing the...