noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Doc Evans ‎– At The Gas Light (Audiophole 1967)Wonderful play on Dixieland jazz. Very good recording. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Haley Sims, Harry Sweets Edison ‎– Just Friends (Pablo 1980)Chill tenor sax and trumpet with bass, drums and piano. Good recording. 
What power amp or integrated amp are you using with your Harbeth speakers
Replace the tube in your Croft with a Telefunken. Night and day. 
Two speaker pairs to a single amplifier.
Wire them in series. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
New Orleans' Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall ‎1964) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Marlene VerPlanck - Loves Johnny Mercer (Audiophile 1978) 
Hi end tube preamps, it’s all about functionality!!
I regard having separate volume controls for left and right channels as added functionality! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Georgia Brown ‎– Sings Kurt Weill (London 1962)Recommended. Period. 
A blessing? Or a curse?
I’m cursed with a ridiculous aural memory. I pretty much remember every record session I play. I wouldn’t have it any other way. I do agree that long powerup sessions are the best. Sys2 has been on 10 hours and the soundstage is getting wider and ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lou Reed - S/T (RCA Victor 1972) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lana Cantrell ‎– The Now Of Then! (RCA Victor 1969) 
Analog vs digital?
Aces low! 
What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room?
You're going to be hard pressed to beat the Soundlabs. Are you sure you shouldn't be looking for cool-running non-class D amps instead? 
What do you no longer have that you would enjoy a night to listen to again?
A Radford STA-100 with Marconi-Osram GEC KT88s back in the 80s. It had 3D sound with the most amazing tone. Unfortunately, it developed a hum from bad caps and I couldn’t afford to replace them so I traded it for something else. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Roy Harper ‎– Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion (Harvest 1974)"Whose poets know"