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Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Bowie / Blackstar 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw,Oops, poor punctuation.Gossip is the Paul Kelly and The Messengers LP’s title.P.S. Thanks for the VS page comment! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Roger Waters "Amused To Death" Analogue Productions/QRP issue.+1Overplaying these 2 Paul’s lately…Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings At The Speed of SoundPaul Kelly and The Messengers, Gossip 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Walls and Bridges, a fave here. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw  “Imagine”A friend, huge Lennon fan bought custom plates for his car, 6 letters/numbers max in OR. When his wife saw them, she said No Way, No How!IMAGYNLol! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
FedEx today, new arrivals. I check you guys’ recommendations a few nights a week, thought I’d throw something in the mix.Motown Collected, double white vinyl. Cool songs, mostly ‘60’s stuff. A few take me back to am radio days. Some good selection... 
Need a high-WAF stand solution
Scroll through the Virtual Systems and see what forum members have. If you see something you like, PM the system owner for info. You’ll find lots of options. 
You can go home again
“Do we presently chase a sound baked in our brain from our initial experience with audio?”If you’re like me and started out on a simple, affordable, low-fi system as a youngster you don’t “chase”, you run from. 
Vinyl Buyers: The Premium Price Vinyl v. Cheap Vinyl Ratio
I mostly buy reissues, depending on the label, to replace an LP I have but is getting noisy. But not too many this past year so maybe 10 to 1. Too many of the used I’ve bought recently look good but sound bad, so I’m getting really picky. Feels we... 
Free Shipping - Be Careful!
Some areas have a service you can sign up for called USPS Informed Delivery, which can provide better tracking details. USPS abandoned their app but you can sign up on their website.Some FedEx shipping will get handed off to USPS for final deliver... 
Any Love For Bryston Here?
I owned a 4bST and BP25MC for just under 20 trouble free years. I sold them last year with 6 months left on the warranty and updated to current Bryston replacements during a rare factory discount deal.I’m glad I upgraded and saving money never hur... 
Poor Customer Service
Before I buy the product I contact the manufacturer via email or voice with a question that I already know the answer to. How soon and how accurately they respond gives me an idea of what to expect in the future regarding customer service. Then yo... 
Hans likes Cary 700
@fuzztoneThanks for the link. I’ve been looking at this Cary unit to replace a Sony HAP player. I like that I could copy my CD’s to a SDXC card and leave it plugged in. And I assume the supplied remote allows it to function and play CD’s if WiFi i... 
Demos - To Charge a Fee or to Not Charge a Fee?
@gentsYou bet I’m going to kick out the time wasting tire kickers. It doesn’t take long to qualify a punk who ain’t buying and I don’t waste time and pay my bills with time wasters.For sure!My dealer has given me some screaming good deals over the... 
MC cartridges
Sometimes manufacturers will give a trade-in allowance. In the past I’ve gotten a couple hundred off with my dealer on a Sumiko Blackbird and most recently the same on a Lyra Delos (which isn’t carried locally) at Elusive Disc. If you’re moving up...