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Rush - The New Birth Control
What's he heretical opposite of a Dead Head femme, a Rush femme.God I Love the Dead! 
Phono Stage That's not Schiit
I agree with statements regarding price point where phono stages are concerned. So I would stress buying a used phono amp and suggest doing that before anything else. For whatever reason, analogue/vinyl equipment costs a lot. 
Do you care about car audio?
The good thing about car audio is that it runs off the battery. In my last car, Toyota Corolla, I installed a Kenwood CD player, Audiobahn amp and JBL rear speakers. It was great for rock and that’s all I listen to while I’m driving. Now I own a K... 
Phono Stage That's not Schiit
This is what I have, totally recommended for the price,https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649690952-asr-mini-basis-exclusive-mint/ 
Older Jazz recordings
Agreed with above comments about microphone positioning. Stereo recordings from that era didn't need to sound so claustrophobic but in most situations, engineers were fighting room conditions like reverberation and echo. The late 1950's RCA Living... 
Upgrade entry level or start over?
funkbass, hard to tell until you put everything together and listen. I would choose each piece, one at a time, starting with the phono amp. 
Upgrade entry level or start over?
audioguy, I believe we have a different definition of what great is. By the way, the Hana Microline is $1,200.00. 
Preservation
I must have really hit a nerve fuzztone but anything not recorded in DSD is converted over to that format. 
Upgrade entry level or start over?
ghdprentice, I just believe vinyl to be the least cost friendly. A great phono stage is a minimum $2,500.00. An excellent cartridge is a minimum $1,500.00. A solid tonearm would start about $1,300.00. A dependable turntable like a Rega would start... 
Preservation
About the above mentioned DSD format. In most cases, DSD is simply a shell. True DSD is recorded as DSD but this is rare, given the recording needs to be done in one complete take. 
Jeff Rowland Aeris vs Ayre QX-5 Twenty
I have the QB9 Twenty and am thrilled with the upgrade from it's earlier incarnations. Then I bought a Bryston BDP Pi and that was a giant leap forward from when I was using a MacMini. So my thought is that the Ayre will definitely deliver but I c... 
Upgrade entry level or start over?
This is the very reason why I find vinyl so frustrating, it takes considerable money to make a noticeable impact. I've read in many phono stage reviews that it's nearly impossible to find a fully capable phono amp for less than $2,700.00. I'm not ... 
Switching to battery power
pauly, please let us know how the EGO sounds. 
Switching to battery power
pauly, I'm left wondering why a generator that produces a pure sign wave is an advantage? The Strom and the Milwaukee both produce a pure sign wave so I was thinking that the Milwaukee would be the best option. However my electricity at home doesn... 
Switching to battery power
pauly, why would the Goal Zero be preferred to over the Milwaukee?