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New speakers but old Rotel Amp
I read Herb R's Review on the previous Harbeth 30.2s. He liked the Pass, but it appears that he preferred the PrimaLuna and more, but it's kind of hard for mo to decode the end of the review– what does his "But" and the following other "But" mean ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Strange Days - The DoorsMr. Tambourine Man - The Byrd's 
I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods???
Oh boy did I take a bit of lashing from some of you. I didn't say I was crying over it, I just wanted to share, discuss, and listen.I come from a musical family, and my son plays a clarinet really really well. He loves music, I thought I had an op... 
I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods???
OK. So, I'm not trying to force him to do anything, so hopefully that's cleared up.I bought him the stand because I Bought one for myself and figured at least he could put his TV on it along with something to go with it like the turntable, or home... 
Cable connect to Harbeth 30 2.0
Got my 30.2 XDs today. I was able to get the spades tightened down well, and they sound fantastic. 
Cable connect to Harbeth 30 2.0
Thanks! Now I have time to decide which way to go. 
Cable droop
I have always hated my cables laying on the floor, but now that my living room has been freshly painted, I have a Solid Steel double wide rack and have a new set of speakers arriving tomorrow I'm going to go through my wood pile, sharpen my jointe... 
Where do I go from here?
Thanks everyone.Another sub is not something I would have done, it's money that can go into new speakers. The room is 22' x 14', but because of other furniture my system has been relegated to the half of the room where the foyer provides entrance ... 
Where do I go from here?
Listed in order according to the amount of each genres I listen to:JazzClassicalBluesPopRockFolkBig band/SwingRockOperaMy complaints are that the sound is dry, bright, lacks slam, and limited in their sound stage 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sinatra- Holly Jolly ChristmasBlondie- Parallel Lines@Uberwaltz- battery or wall wart on the MS Phonomena II? I have the original Phonomena with the wall wart and was going to try the battery, but found out they weren’t the greatest way back then. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio and why aren’t all Knopfler albums on vinyl? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Starting early, introducing my oldest son to old school alternative music.Pretenders- The PretendersThe Clash- London CallingThe Police- Synchronicity 
Cable septic
If you can’t hear a difference you should save your money, they’re not meant for you.I can hear a difference, so I have chosen to invest in cables. I just got some Nordost Heimdall 2 interconnects for the signal path from my TT to my preamp and am... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Burning in new cables, and using my first RCM- should have bought one ages ago.All Things Must Pass- George HarrisonWho’s Next- The Who (obviously)Armed Forces- Elvis CostelloNutcracker/Romeo & Juliet- TchaikovskySmetana- Ma Vlast 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fair Warning- Definitely!Knopfler- Privateering - in heavy rotationVarious- The Sound of Jazz- in heavy rotationAretha  - Aretha’s GoldSinatra- The VoiceBrubeck - Time OutJanis Ian- Breaking SilenceArmstrong - Satchmo’s Golden Favorites