pratorious

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What/who do you listen to that you feel is a bit of an unknown?
Colorblind James Experience  
Amplifier for B&W 705 S2
Wow... if I ever read a post begging more for a vintage Mcintosh SS amp I’m not sure when. But your experimentation with Parasound and Classe suggests you already eliminated that option, I think?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
”Have you tried mixing up the rotation?”@slaw  No... I guess I was pretty rigid in playing chronologically. BUT... I started last first! For what it’s worth, other than the unfortunate surface noise, I seem to always find the original mono most co... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Every version of side 2 of Kind of Blue I own... six eye mono, six eye stereo and classic records 200g. I’m on my second pass and it turns out each one is better than the last. Go figure. 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"I get the feeling that it's two against oneI'm already fighting me, so what's another oneThe mirror is a trigger and your mouth's a gunLucky for me, I'm not the only one"Brian Joseph Burton / Daniele Luppi / Jack White 
To clean or not to clean?
If you can swing it I suggest you set up your VPI in a designated spot near your records. When you choose a record to play, if you haven't done so before, just clean it the very first thing. Use a new inner sleeve or some other method to distingui... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kraftwerk- Ralf und Florian 
Wow an old album that rocked your world
Taj Mahal - Oooh So Good n’ BluesJJ Cale - Troubadour Rolling Stones - Aftermath UK mono and US stereo Gene Ammons - ca purange Lee Morgan - Search for the New LandAs it happens I’ve been breaking in a new cartridge since last night.   
Favorite Lyricists?
For jazz, check out Oscar Brown jr - Sin & Soul 
Quick roon question
I am quite happy using Roon. It’s doing exactly what I want which is Simply presenting my own digital music along with favorite records from Qobuz as one collection that I can search and combine to playlists etc. Then it plays in sync to my four d... 
Contest with reward
Procol Harum - Salty Dog 
Whats playing on your system today?
John Coltrane - Giant Steps”Recent” used record score just before quarantine. The store had just purchased an outstanding jazz collection so large that new hard to find gems were being priced and stocked every day. I wish I could go back. 
Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers
My McIntosh preamps/receivers have  always had equalizer controls which I used sparingly to make particular recordings more appealing to my ears. On those recordings I would be very frustrated if I couldn’t adjust anything at all!  It was annoying... 
Speaker and amp selector box?
This one uses banana plugs. 2 Amp x 3 Pair Speaker Selector Switch Switcher Volume Control, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XUM9OAM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_99qDEbXJGAXEN 
What does Roon make in SQ ( Sound Quality) when inserted in my system?
I don't believe any sound quality affect is either stated or implied with the use of Roon?  Its a UI tool to discover, organize and play digital files, including hi-res, from a variety of sources and control playback to one or more zones in sync o...