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noromance

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Do you adjust your subwoofer
Hell yeah. Second system. No sub on main. Depends on the mood. REL S3 SHOs. Different recordings have different levels so I might make a few tweaks now and then.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
J.J. Cale – Okie (Shelter 1974)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Speciality 2009)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Susan Pillsbury – Susan Pillsbury (Sweet Fortune 1973)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Django Reinhardt – Three Fingered Lightning (Doxy 2012)  
Weakest link in my system
Not sure if you’ve tried decoupling the preamp and CD player from the maple. As an experiment, try a set of Nobsound springs instead of the feet. 3 or 4 under the chassis. $30. I have found it opens up the soundstage with enhanced spacial depth an... 
another rookie question - preamp or or power amp
Preamp, and use integrated as a power amp.  
Magico A3 replacement
I never recommend anything I haven’t heard. So I can only proffer TAS' recommendation for the "finest reference speaker," the PS Audio FR30.  
Harbeth M40.1 vs. M40.2 vs. M40.2 Anniversary Edition vs. M40.3XD
Congrats. I've heard the 40.x in the New York Audio Show and they were pulled halfway into the room to tame the bass. Suggest you try the same.  
Found Great Seller - Plinth for Technics 1200 GAE
Saw these before. Looks great. If I ever got a 1210G, I would absolutely get the wood.  
Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG?
@yesiam_a_pirate I don't understand your point in the last sentence.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs – Sunday Run Me Over (Transdreamer 2012)  
LP storage advice please?
@ghdprentice If you paste formatted text into the editor when the Source button is selected, it will appear as plain text.   
Supertweeters Work
I looked on my window sill but could find no Towshend Supertweeters! Curious, did the modification impact the upper registers that you needed to fix using the supertweeters?  
Magico A3 replacement
Your room isn’t very big, and yeah, I know Fremer has Chronosonics in his basement. But if Magico isn’t cutting it, maybe you might consider dropping your spend a little. Monitor Audio 300 Gold might surprise you. Subs optional. Kevin Deal at Upsc...