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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@chicagoblue1977  - Welcome to the best thread on AudiogoN! Keep 'em coming..... 
Are there passive attenuators that don't zero volume and only offer one input ?
I owned the Placette Passive and one of my friends still owns one. They are fantastic. Mine was a 4 input, one output version. My friend's unit is a 3 input, 2 output unit.I would still have it, except I decided to go to an integrated amp to free ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@noromance  - Yeah, I like the anger. Heck, I respect anyone with conviction and who wears their heart on their sleeve. I just don't like the "worbble".Do you know the Indigo Girl's version? Also, that Indigo Girl's live album - "1200 Curfews" is ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The best Buffy Sainte-Marie songs I ever heard are the live version, and the studio version, of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" on The Indigo Girls live album - "1200 Curfews". Buffy is a great writer, but I'm not a fan of her singing. Indigo Girl... 
What are you streaming tonight?
The Pink Stones - "S/T" - Released today! 4/9/2021Tidal 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hey Steve! Jeannie needs a shooter! 
Have I got the wrong amp? or the wrong speakers?
The listed efficiency of the speaker is 88db which is pretty much mid-level, not overly efficient.I read a couple of reviews for the speakers and they do not describe the speakers as being overly bright/forward. I suspect your vintage receiver is ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rod Stewart's - "Every Picture Tells a Story" is a GREAT album. It ended up ranked # 1 in  Jimmy Guterman's book - "The Best Rock 'N' Roll Records of All Time: A Fan's Guide to the Stuff You Love.".I don't know that I agree it is THE Best, but it... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@noromance  - I'm a big fan of Elvis Costello. So diverse. Some of my favorites are "All This Useless Beauty", "Spike" and "King of America".  
What are you streaming tonight?
Steely Dan - "Two Against Nature"Tidal 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio  - The Melissa Etheridge record sounded very good, but I did not really give it a critical listen. In-laws are visiting, so I had to keep the volume level down. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Melissa Etheridge - "S/T" - OPThanks to @elliottbnewcombjr  for mentioning it on another thread. Loved the CD back in the day, so jumped on an LP described as NM. Just arrived today, in pristine condition. Thanks USPS! 
Bookshelf speakers that project voices well
For $200, and an in-home trial period, I would try the ZVOX. Do you really need an integrated amp and stereo speakers? 
What are you streaming tonight?
The Alan Parsons Project - "Eye in the Sky"Tidal 
What are you streaming tonight?
It's Monday! Streamed my Spotify Discover Weekly. This week it was the Discover Weakly as no new winners in the bunch.So now I'm streaming from my "Discovered" playlist. This is 220+ songs, over 15 hours, of songs I "discovered" through Spotify's ...