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Best debut album
@canerod @bkeske FWIW "The Band" was their second album.Of course you are correct, but being Music from The Big Pink does not change my vote ;-) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Szell conducts ‘Two Favorite Suites’; Grieg‘s Peer Gynt and Bizet’s L’Arlesienne. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks. 1966. 
Review: Schiit Mani phono pre AND Swagman Labs Linear Power Supply (LPS)
Picked up/was delivered a linear power supply for my Mani today, not a Swagman, but a similar unit (selected after much studying) as Swagman seems to be having shipping issues right now. So, I went a different direction. And there are many out the... 
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@reubent Let me know what you think of "Spirit in the Sky". Norman Greenbaum is always considered as a One Hit Wonder based on the great title track - "Spirit in the Sky". I bought a nice clean copy last year, and I enjoy the whole album quite a b... 
Strange turntable/speaker issue
All of the issues I raised have been corrected for months. 
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@uberwaltz Bkeske.+1 on the Fairport Convention.Remember catching them live in England many years ago.Oh man, you lucky dog. Have been a fan since the early-mid 70’s. Was Sandy Denny with them? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fairport Convention - Liege & Leaf. Island Records. 1970. 
Where to rent 4k Blu-Ray Discs Online?
Got it. Seems that’s how Netfix started, yet, these services seem practically ‘dead’ today. I’ve pretty much resorted to streaming for everything today, but it’s rare to spend money either renting or purchasing content these days. With a Roku (or ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Arlo Guthrie - Hobo’s Lullabye. Reprise. 1972. 
Where to rent 4k Blu-Ray Discs Online?
Red Box? Pretty sure they still do, but believe you order them on-line and pick-up at a local ‘box’. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Richard P. Havens, 1983. Dbl album set. Verve. 1969 
Vandersteen 2W sub connection
Simply run an additional set of speaker cables from your amp speaker terminals to the high level speaker inputs of the sub. Set the dip switches of the crossover (you said was included) per the impedance of your amp (hopefully you have that info i... 
Mirage Speakers?
I used to have some Mirage 490’s I bought long ago, and finally sold about three years ago as I realized I would not use them again. Different from the 460’s, with a front port.All I can tell you is that they were well made, and provided some deep... 
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@dayglow John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman-Side 1Great album. I would have had to play both sides though 😉 
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@spiritofradio Ludwig van Beethoven Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 "Emperor" ConcertoYou got it. Hopefully you like it. I have a Beethoven cycle conducted by Bohm.