dayglow

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
+1 @big_greg The claimed problem with the earlier released CBS Half-Speed’s is the treble is over accentuated. Not sure if I believe this since I only have 5 or 6 CBS Half/Speed albums. IMO they offer Audiophile SQ for a fair used price my Grofe/... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James Taylor-Sweet Baby James Side 2 John Lennon/Yoko Ono-Double Fantasy Side 1 Machine Head-The Blackening Side D Ernestine Anderson-When The Sun Goes Down(CJ 263) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Vern Gosdin-Chiseled In Stone Side 1 Billy Joel-Songs In... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Terence Blanchard-A Tale Of God's Will(CD) Starts vinyl night with a somber vibe.  
Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers?
@mahlman  "One man's ceiling is another man's floor." Paul Simon  
Are integrated amps technically better than separates?
No. One overlooked problem is heat will enter the preamp/phono/dac section.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elton John-Live in Australia Side 4 The Congos-Heart Of The Congos(Repress) Side 3 Vikki Carr-Hoy(Today) Side 2 Jimmy Roselli-Core Napulitano Side 2 Cedar Walton-Eastern Rebellion(Repress) Side B SQ Audiophile Kiri Te Kanawa-Portrait Of Kiri ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Maxwell-Black Summers' Night(CD) Starts an "International" themed vinyl night.  
Sade This Far
The quality control issue has made me very cautious purchasing new vinyl. Unless you purchase the $40+ Audiophile labels the risk is not worth the aggravation. Two recent examples are a very poor sounding 2016? repress of Black Sabbath Vol. 4 and ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Maria Muldaur-Open You Eyes Side 2 SQ* Hall & Oates Live Side A Frank Sinatra-Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back(Quadradisc) Side 1 Bread-Guitar Man Side 1 SQ Audiophile David Gates-Never Let Her Go Side 1 SQ Audiophile The 5TH Dimension/Live!! Side 2... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Led Zeppelin-In Through The Outdoor Side 2 Joan Steele-Looking Back...Earl Brown(Audiophile AP-239) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Rod Stewart-Smiler Side 1 Morris Albert-Feelings Side B Boz Scaggs-Slow Dancer Side 1 Nancy Wilson-Now Side 1 SQ Audiophi... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band-Tough All Over Side 1 Mendelssohn-Symphony No.4 Side 1(DG 2530 416) Side 1 Rosemary Clooney-Rosie Sings Bing(CJ-60 Barcode) Side 2 Renaissance-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 2/B Carpenters-Passage Side 2 SQ ... 
Best double live vinyl?
@yyman23  +1  It's a shame Queen "Live Killers" is poorly recorded.  
Best double live vinyl?
Many great live albums from the 1970’s. The reason for my selection is it infuses many genres of music to perfection! Santana-Lotus(3Lp’s) Since the OP wanted a 2Lp live recording I better follow the rules. Renaissance-Live At Carnegie Hall  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
+1  @mammothguy54  "Watch" is my favorite Manfred Mann recording. "California" is perfection!!!  
Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k
You will get many responses. The Hegel is the budget "sweetheart" to many I have not heard the current models but was not impressed with earlier effforts. Primare sounded better(at that time) but have not listened to Primare’s current class D offe...