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Ric Ocasek found dead.
Great music. Full of energy. Just what the 80's needed. I still listen to them probably once a week or so.  
Great musicians who should have been famous except....
What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?Homeless. Sorry...couldn't resist. 
Bits bits bits from Upscale Audio
"Remember, all I am offering is the truth. Nothing more."Blue pill or red? 
What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio?
ARC SP6 1978 
Ended my Qobuz subscription
I finally got a DAC that unfolds the MQA Masters in Tidal.  So long to Qobus.  
Your favourite music movie?
Beatles "Help"American Graffiti 
This is juvenile...
Dusty Springfield 
How do you store and catalog your vinyl?
I use a program called Music Collector that can be found at Collectorz.com. I actually enjoyed doing the catalog work. As simple or as complicated as you want it to be. 
Another Speaker Recommendation Request
With George Liu closing Audio Visions South you probably know that Sweet Home Audio in Clearwater is your best (close) bet for auditioning anything worthwhile. Brian is very knowledgeable and has a decent inventory to choose from.  
Standing Still or Moving Up?
That helps a great deal Mahler123, especially about being able to bypass the Node's DAC. Much appreciated. 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
This is all starting to make me crazy(ER?). When I purchased my Pendragons a couple of years ago I could not believe how good they were. Now Tekton has gone WAY past them in design. Also, when the DI was released it was so close in price to the Pe... 
insurance and shipping with UPS
ebeneezerfeeblegeezer  has it right in his assessment. I quit using UPS years ago when I watched a driver getting off his truck in front of my house drop a tube amp on the step of that truck. He looks up and sees me in the window and says nothin... 
I like Steve Guttenberg.
These videos seem like an honest attempt to express his opinion. He slanders no one. Don't like, don't watch, simple. BTW does it seem to you the hair part of this thread is just ludicrous?  
John Prine
I have a bunch of Iris's music and have listened to it quite a bit over the years. Finally got a chance to see her in concert a few years ago and was really disappointed. I do not have any way of knowing but she sounded and acted absolutely sloshe... 
Radio personalities
Art Roberts, WLSTommy Shannon, Buffalo