noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
New Mayfair & Ray Noble – Rarities, Jazz With A British Accent (Sunbeam 1973) 20's and 30s recordings. Not audiophile but what great music. Love it.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Country Joe And The Fish – Together (Vanguard 1968)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mud Acres – Music Among Friends (Rounder 1972)  
Are there any audiophile Air BnB's?
LOL. @dekay This question came up before and the consensus from owners of good equipment was 'no way, no how.’  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nilsson – Duit On Mon Dei (RCA Victor 1975)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jonah Tolchin – Clover Lane (Yep Roc  2014)  
Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "?
UpTone EtherREGEN with AfterDark clock if you're serious about digital.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Bromberg – My Own House (Fantasy 1978) Great sparse acoustic fiddle and guitar playing. Clear recording. Solid.  
Can one have too many tube components in a system?
I’ve 18 tubes in my three box phono-preamp chain and any barely-audible hiss is well worth the liquid black and dimensional sound. Add in another 10 tubes in the monoblocs and it’s tubes all the way. Second rig is tubes too. Admittedly, speakers a... 
Audio Research Ref75 se
Get the amp and upgrade the speakers.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sara Watkins – Under The Pepper Tree (New West 2021) This is a gem. Lullabies and kid’s songs. Excellent recording and silent vinyl. Recommended. EDIT: no sooner than I posted this, some vinyl whosh noise appeared on last two tracks!  
New Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Need recommendation for MM Cartridge and Mat
12g is fine. I have them and use one with a VM750SH.  
Don’t want to freak you out…
Possibly but passiveness may preclude passion. I wonder if Vulcans’ protuberances permit the perception of pianissimos with full emotive content ?  
External phono stage for Luxman 509x
I heard the Luxman for a number of hours and it was very good. I’d have to add a $2k+ tube phono stage with NOS Telefunkens to beat it. It’s very detailed and nuanced if only a tiny bit dry and less dimensional than glass amps. Enjoy it.  
turntable for daughter
As long as she's okay with a unipivot. I think you should go with a PLX1000 and AT740ML but can see the appeal of the MH.