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Favorite Pianists
John Evan (Jethro Tull) 
Next Wilco Album
The best wilco album's are UNCLE TUPELO albums - duh... 
How is Mid Fi defined?
haha - ALL my power switches are in the front (my tt doesn't even *have* a power switch) - I'm so totally mid-fi I'm livin' it! 
How is Mid Fi defined?
"Components primarily designed to meet the needs of audiophiles and music-lovers are worthy of the appellation "high-end," no matter what they cost. The much wider range of products whose genesis lies purely in the need of their manufacturer to fi... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I admit I'm not much on current 'indie' rock (mostly quit that back before the Seattle thing exploded and 'indie' eventually came to stand for "industry")INDIE still stands for INDEPENDENT - and is *not* mainstream which you were probably - incorr... 
Proac response D2 or Harbeth for a Leben cs-600
Concur with Charles1dad.To the OP, if you prefer your sound on the heavier, bassier side of things then Harbeth's are less likely to deliver. 
Proac response D2 or Harbeth for a Leben cs-600
Groenlykke, congratulations on your CS-600 purchase. It's a very special and versatile amp tobesure. Curious as to which model of Harbeth's you were thinking of; and how big is your room?There are many write ups on the pairing of the Leben CS-600 ... 
New favorite VINYL Album?
Califone - Heron King Blues 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
You're Breakin' My Heart - Harry Nilsson 
I'll never listen to another record...
The Havana on the other hand is glorious.... 
I'll never listen to another record...
Mitch4t, I stream flac thru a squeezebox duet to my Havana. 'S ok. Not a big fan of this setup - music at your finger tips has it's advantages tho.... 
I'll never listen to another record...
Posts here on aGon wrt pre-purchase RCM choices were key. Loads of helpful information that helped me make my decision.It's a little daunting - having now cleaned 15 LPs with approx 1500 to go... but the results are stunning and all the motivation... 
I'll never listen to another record...
Most of my old records I'm re-buying when I come across them when hunting for vinyl, as my care was mainly the Discwasher D4 system back in the day and I never cleaned the stylus'.On new vinyl removing the mold release agent has been a real eye op... 
This is Too Funny Vinyl is Still King
Even tho unsound is "spinning his wheel" again: vinyl playback on the "right for you" system is far superior to the digital playback system "right for you" - today. 27 years after the intro of the compact disc.Digital is *still* not as good as vin... 
What is the Phono stage you have finished with?
the quality performance on your analog rig will be the quality performance on the " poorer/poorly " link on that analog chain and IMHO that line stage ( where the cartridge signal must pass ) that you own is that " poor/weak " link, so IMHO it wil...