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Help me to choose turntable below 1600$.
Marantz TT15 - merely a rebadged Clearaudio turntable with an $800 cartridge. I think it's being discounted now below the $1600 I paid for it a couple of years ago.  
Established popular artists who released real stinkers
"Trans" - Neil YoungFulfilling a contractual obligation to a record label should never involve your fans, Neil. You owe me whatever I paid for that POS.  
Did you know....?
That Zep's "Going To California" was more or less about Joni Mitchell? 
Gregg Allman passed away today
Damn. Truly bummed to learn of his passing.  
Thiel Owners
That would be great!  Bryston has serious cred.  
Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You
PS:  The first album I bought on the "new" CD format was Thick As A Brick - the very notion of not having to flip the LP seemed tailor made for that record.  Woof! 
Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You
Having been a perhaps too big a fan for Aqualung it took me a few years to wrap my head around Thick As A Brick by Tull. I was expecting Aqualung Part Two but instead received something that made me re-listen to their entire - back then - catalogu... 
Thiel Owners
dnanstad...I am currently using a Simaudio 340i integrated with my 3.6's. Previously I had a Pass Labs X150.5 amplifier, 150 into 8ohms, 300 watts into 4ohms with my CS3.5's and it was possibly the best combo I had.  So much so I foolishly sold my... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
Cleeds...Not returning to a rude retailer is indeed the best course of action but letting them know your experience is necessary. While unrelated to audio, I had an experience with a "premium" car dealer that was so over-the-top miserable that whe... 
Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro?
While I haven't had personal experience with the Arros, I started with Rainmakers w/REL sub, then moved up to Hawks without sub.  The Hawks put out a surprising amount of bass given their slim size, something you may find requiring minor fidgeting... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
Enginedr1960...Thanks for the tip...my sister lives in Stuy Town. Next time I visit I'll drop into that shop! 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
I am a lifelawng and proud of it New Yawkah so the generalized aspersions cast upon NYC  residents genuinely offend me and contradict my personal experiences, and life. In that I find most of the remaining hifi bricks and mortar operations to be s... 
Thiel Owners
Moving away from the Thiel platform is a difficult task in that doing so laterally or moving up the proverbial food-chain obviously comes at a cost.  No one here has yet commented on the new Thiel product line which, as it so happens to be, has as... 
Thiel Owners
nkonor...Good point on the 3.5's midrange.  I find that the 3.6's,  for lack of a better term, seem to over-emphasize the thick of the midrange while the 3.5's offered a more "spacious" replication? I also notice a more evident, but typically corr... 
Thiel Owners
Psssst...Upscale still has it for $3899.  Reno has one for $3795...with a 1 year.  Why am I looking at the Neo like it's gone...?Happy hunting/listening!