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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio Thanks for the link to Carrie Manolakos cover. I did enjoy it but it wasn't that great for me vocally. The bass player and the lovely and animated backup singer were awesome. At the end of the day, nothing beats this version and the... 
Do you like your speakers aimed directly at each ear or....
System 1.Quad ESL57 aimed at ears. Straight on with no tilt. Accurate to millimeters. Head in a vice. 7’ on center, 8’ from listening position.System 2.Gentle toe in to outside of ears. 8’ on center, 10’ from listening position. 
Why no Virtual System pics??
At least your tubes are in boxes. 
Owners of Jelco arms?
@hdm Hi again. On both the AS phono cable and Yamamoto headshell, the dealbreaker for me was loss of high frequency detail and air which impacted transparency and spacial cues, and ultimately the soul of the music. The AS cable had no redeeming qu... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Speaking of RH, have you ever seen Scala sing Creep? 
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Carmen McRae ‎– Bittersweet (Focus 1964 mono)Miss Jazz from Harlem. Piano and voice. Magic. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patti Page ‎– Indiscretion (Mercury 1959 mono)Piano, upright bass, girl with a long-stemmed cigarette holder making eyes at the pianist, smoke and strong whisky.   
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Joan Merrill ‎– How Did He Look? (Westminster 1958)Stags Leap Artemis. A loving shoulder. Slow dance. What more do you need? 
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Florian Zabach ‎– 'Till The End Of Time (Mercury 1959 mono)Violin to melt your heart. A little shmaltzy with the orchestra sometimes but the warmth of the recording is off the charts. 
Looking to add a turntable to a hand me down system
You might consider getting a separate phono amp like the Schiit Mani for $130 (clearer) or U-Turn Pluto (warmer) for $90. It would then plug into an aux input.They might need a cleaning. SpinClean is well worth it for $80. 
WAF --
Man cave for me. Has its advantages. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw About which system... well one doesn't have ESLs and has a sub. So I tend to listen to rock on that one. I generally don't post what's on the turntable when I'm on that one. It also has DVD/streaming and a TV so I'll watch music or the odd s... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
No problem. :-)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees ‎– Boat To Bolivia (Kitchenware 1986)Magic. Met him a few times.  
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Actually @nkphoto,It was @uberwaltz that first posted tonight about The Strawbs. I just like seeing the right people getting their due.@slaw  Unless I missed something, I do believe you're wrong on this. I posted two Strawbs albums tonight.