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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rare Silk-New Weave Side A ELO-A New World Record Side 2 Freddie Hubbard-Sweet Return Side 2 SQ Audiophile Mott The Hopple-Live Side 1 The Who-Who's Next(Decca 1971 pressing) Side 2 Rachmaninoff-Symphony No.2(RCA-ARL-1-1150) Side A Europe-Ou... 
Vintage vs. New, Risk vs. Reward
IMO vintage audio equipment is purchased mainly for nostalgia. The level of performance from present mid-fi gear usually exceeds many touted vintage pieces. How would a conrad-johnson Premier One($4k 1983) compare to one of the better current budg... 
Considering Towers in the $3000 range
The KEF R5 and Eminent Technology LFT-8b were mentioned. Both can be solid performers at the $3k(new) price point but have some serious caveats. The LFT-8 needs serious power due to an extremely low sensitivity level, then add the room placement a... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Paul Simon-Songs From The Capeman-CD Bill Evans Trio-Sunday At The Village Vanguard-JVC XRCD Superstar Country Hits-CD Cradle Of Filth-Hammer Of The Witches-Japanese CD Ann Burton-Sings For Lovers And Other Strangers-Japanese CD Decided on an... 
Considering Towers in the $3000 range
Is your amp a SLI-100 integrated? How "large" is your room? Avoid "home theater" and "party" designed type of speakers. The best 2 examples could be the Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G or the Sonus Faber Lumina V. Have not heard the 500 7G but was imp... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
+1  @big_greg     Pat Benatar is seriously over looked by many Audiophiles as frivolous. IMO her recordings are equal to Kate Bush that many Audiophiles rave over.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Motown Sound-Volume:7(VA) Side 2 Sutherland And Pavarotti-Operatic Duets(OS 26437) Side 1 SQ* The Mariachi Brass-Hats Off(WPS-21842) Side 2 BTO-Head On Side B Freddie Jackson-Don't Let Love Slip Away Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Manhattan Tra... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Ani DiFranco-Knuckle Down(CD) Kicks off Friday night vinyl.  
$1499 gets you to Nirvana?
Anytime you have that "rags to riches" comparison consider it a sales pitch.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mendelssohn-Symphony No.4(MS 6050 6 Eye) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Jimi Hendrix-The Essential Vol.2 Side 2 Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme-Two On The Aisle Side 1 SQ Audiophile Renaissance-Novella Side A Steely Dan-The Royal Scam(ABC pressing) Side B SQ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Nelly Furtado-Whoa... Nelly!(CD)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Randy Travis-No Holdin’ Back Side 2 Chapter 8-Forever Side 2 Bob Seger-Nine Tonight Side 3 Seawind-ST Side A Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road Side 4 Tina Tuner-Private Dancer Side 2 John Klemer-Touch Side A SQ Audiophile Schubert-Piano... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Staple Singers-City In The Sky Side 1 Molly Hatchet-Flirtin' With Disaster Side 1 The J. Geils Band-Love Stinks Side 1 Crowbar-The Serpent Lies Side 3 Peter Sprague-Na Pali Coast(CJ 277) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Van Morrison-It's Too Late To Stop... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio  Thx. Add Roberta Flack on vocals for 2 tracks!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steely Dan-Can’t Buy A Thrill(MCA no barcode) Side B Chopin-The Chopin Preludes(M 33507) Side 1 Julie London-Tenderly Yours Side B Ted Nugent-Cat Scratch Fever(gatefold/barcode) Side 2 Mtume-You, Me And He Side 2 SQ Audiophile Mundell Lowe-Pr...