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Which artists' music do you buy without audition
Son VoltJay FarrarCalifoneMonahansRichmond FontaineSteven R. SmithWilcoJ. Tillman 
Metheny show...who is excited?
I've seen him half dozen times. Last time I fell asleep and was woken up by an usher trying to close the place up.Looking forward to the vinyl release of ORCHESTRION. 
Turntable Recommendation
Nottingham Interspace Jr w/Lyra Dorian = $3100 (pay cash get the 5-10% discount) .. 
Harbeth vs Proac
Harbeths are ugly as sin. I've heard their mid's are to die for (with the right gear) but are thin in the bass. That's not what I wanted in a speaker. I dont listen to a lot of classical either. So, for that reason, I went with the Proac D2s (plus... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Monahans - Low PiningThe music/band is phenomenal. This slab, that I have on my tt right now is - one of the best recorded/pressing's = great sounding records I have heard to date.Genre: Indie Rock (Americana) 
LFD vs Blue Circle
Have to say I love my LFD. Looking at the Blue Circle website and the "guts" of their integrated amps - they look way more "complicated" than the LFD's insides. Not as simple to say the least.When I cracked my LFD open to upgrade the fuses I could... 
Tom Evans Groove X, Aesthetix Rhea or JLTI
Thought about the JTLI but went with the Jasmine LP-2.0 SE. Very pleased with this phono stage... 
mhdt havana vs streamer+ ....anyone?
Not a big digital fan but I've had the Havana in my system for almost a year now. I love it. It's warm, musical and detailed. Looking to replace the stock tube with a WE 396A... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
Squeezebox Duet > MHDT Lab Havana DAC 
anyone use ikea for lp racks?
I used IKEA shelving briefly (cant remember the name of the units) before I found Gothic Furniture LP Racks. By far superior to anything IKEA makes.http://www.gothiccabinetcraft.com/entertainment-racks-modular-c-2_28.htmlI've got six of these (on ... 
Any body has listened to TW Acustic Raven 0.5?
Notec, was the arm, cartridge and phono stage the same when you did the comparison?@Leman - the arm was not the same. The cart (Lyra Dorian), amp (Mystère), phono preamp, speakers, speaker wire were. 
Any body has listened to TW Acustic Raven 0.5?
I heard the Raven 0.5 and the Nottingham Interspace Jr. and liked the Interspace Jr. better. 
Cartridge Loading
Short:47 kohm when you have a preamp which can do it without sounding thin, dead and analytical 1kohm when you have a normal preamp below 200ohms when you have a very analytical and harsh sounding high end System and you want to soften it. or MM P... 
Best Integrated Amp You Ever Heard?
LFD LE III 
Simaudio Lp3 vs Lp 5.3
I demo'd both. The LP5.3 was much better than the LP3 with better imaging but twice the price. Bought the LP3. Which did ok for most of the music I listen to (rock) but did "distort" at the top when pushed, and was a bit thin at the bottom end. Re...