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Donald Fagan The Nightfly Ultra One-Step
It's a lot closer to the analog sourced, first (2) UD1S, than I thought it was going to be.Ultra dynamic and clean.  GREAT bass and what a noise-floor!  Very, very quiet.One of my favorite albums.  I have it on just about every vinyl issue known a... 
Anyone move on from a Lyra Delos?
I've also owned several Lyra carts, (Dorian, Argos, Delos and several pre-Lyra carts) and really do like the sound.  My only problem I have had is the suspensions can start to collapse to a point that the body of the cart scrapes the record.Lyra h... 
Nice MQA discussion
Tidal is pretty nice even without MQA. :) +1...and with MQA, it's even better with certain tracks. 
Duelund 16g Speaker Wire Question
Doubling 16 gauge wire gets you a 13 gauge rating.Sweet little calculator:https://www.wirebarn.com/combined-wire-gauge-calculator_ep_42.html 
Tune of the Day
Chicago-"Beginnings"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FbLR-CYLPs 
Duelund 16g Speaker Wire Question
From my experience with speaker wire, NO! From my experience with speaker wire, YES! I have had more positive experiences with doubling (shotgunning) speaker cable than negative, but it does not always work.  IMHO, it depends on the amp(s) a... 
Linn Sondek question
@nkonor...where did you pre-oreder the next UD1S?  I wasn’t even aware that MOFI had even announced the next pressing? I usually have early inside info, but apparently not this time...I found the new UD1S to be really close to the first (2) releas... 
Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile?
Vinyl sounds better to who? Everyone? Show me the survey. Don't think I said that it sounds better to everyone?  It was my statement, so that would imply that it sounds better to me.   
Linn Sondek question
“Donald Fagen - The Nightfly” / MFSL UD1S 2-003.These MFSL are great. I see other ‘One Step’ process recordings being offered on the market. Guys if the Music is to your liking, check them out. +1...I've had mine for several days now and it... 
Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile?
I have made comparisons to DSD and find that my PCM files are just as good.+1 I also leave everything in .wav format because I have found that AIFF, ALAC, FLAC and other formats compromise the SQ. +1 
Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile?
Apart from the ticks and the plops, vinyl suffers higher distortion, a non-flat frequency response, lower dynamic range, and lower channel separation. ...and incredibly, it sounds better.  Huh. 
Tune of the Day
Niall Horan-"Slow Hands"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmNcLBaPUE 
Tune of the Day
I also agree with the TUNE of the Day, (singular):The Wreckers-"My, Oh My"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cZV-OFv80Q 
Looking for a reasonably priced good quality interconnect
Grover Huffman 
Brimar vs Mullard cv4003/12AU7
A Mullard in the right circuit can sound holographic. Hello, Mullard Man here.  No comparison, (in the right circuit).  The Mullards are hard to beat.