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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles - Rubber Soul. Capitol reissue 1976 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Well, I believe Sonny Bono owned a guitar. Does that count? 😁 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles - Meet the Beatles. Capitol reissue 1966Yes, the same album I had as a child 😉Gotta say, after a couple good cleanings, it sounds pretty darn good too. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles - Beatles ‘65. Capitol reissue 1976 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yep, I could kick myself now, but I traded in many vinyl selections to get money to spend on CD’s. Luckily I kept the vinyl that meant most to me. But, I now realize some of that vinyl I traded in is now hard to impossible to replace. I kept a Sio... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yep. Makes me wish I would have bought my many of Cure albums on vinyl ‘back in the day’ (as example). Unfortunately we were told CD’s were far superior in every way. And I bought into it. 
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
Well, you could always play music in 2 channel mode, which would ‘turn off’ the center, then back to 5.1 for TV.But I agree with others, you will never get good musical sound with an AV receiver vs a dedicated 2 channel set-up. Just depends on how... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter. Asylum 1977. Part of a complete European box set ‘The Studio Albums’.Jaco’s bass playing is fantastic on this ‘album’.CD 
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
There is absolutely no reason to use a center There is when your TV isn’t in between your mains, like mine.To the OP, if you have a multi channel reviewer, why not simply run it in 5.1 mode, then the R/L and center will do what they are suppose to... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Eels "The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett"Was just looking to buy this on CD (for $7), and you have it on vinyl. Not fair 😁I’m not one to buy expensive new vinyl of releases/reissues I would like, yet, but I guess it’s all part of th... 
Help with TT ideas for my first TT
Am very pleased so far.. but I dont have alot of reference points.Fantastic. Well, your first reference point is the sound vs digital formats.I put my vinyl ‘to sleep’ for over 35 years. When I dug it/them back out about a year and a half ago, I r... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I use blu-tac after every side, Lyra every now and then. Just ordered some. Going to try it out myself. 
Whats playing on your system today?
My Sunday morning ritual....The Sundays - Blind. DGC 1992CD 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Claudio Arrau plays Debussy - Images and Estampes. Piano sonata. Phillips, Netherlands pressing 1980 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
A Schumann Song Recital - Dietrich Fisher-Diekau baratone & Gunther Weissenborn piano. DECCA gold label series, probably late 50’s. MonoThis album is incredible for its sound quality, and quiet as hell. In near perfect condition. Pretty stunning.