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Tune of the Day
Bettye Lavette - "Down to Zero"A great song by Joan Armatrading, but bettered by Bettye's incredible vocals.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHr6fY5ASLQ 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
@tooblue - did you enjoy the LSD tour? Lucinda was on fire the night we saw the show.  But she's streaky. How was it last night?  
Bests way to connect two input sources to one set of speakers?
What A/V receiver? What Amplifier? Is it an integrated amp, or a pre-amp and amp combination? Does it have HT bypass or a processor loop?I've run several different combo systems in the past, connecting the L&R front pre-outs from my HT receive... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@uberwaltz - "Why are we Here? Because we're here. Roll the Bones, Roll the Bones......."I like that Rush album...... 
Underrated album: Sonics AND Music
@slaw - I don't recall ever hearing a cut off of "Brother Where You Bound" on any pop radio station. Maybe on a deep cut album rock station. Regardless, I rarely ever hear "Brother Where You Bound" mentioned, and certainly not as much as "Breakfas... 
Does this image give you claustrophobia?
"Nothing Exceeds Like Excess" - Reubent"If it Makes You Happy, it Can't Be That Bad" - Cheryl Crow 
Underrated album: Sonics AND Music
I have 2 albums that I love, that were not very popular or well know, but sound fantastic and contain excellent music in their genre. Here you go:dada - "Puzzle" - an excellent pop/rock album with great pop/rock songs, excellent musicianship and g... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Mark Knopfler - "Sailing to Philadelphia" - Some great songs on this one. Of course, great guitar playing too.... 
Little-known Gems
Listened to Butts Band - "Hear and Now" tonight. Didn't enjoy it as much as I did the first album. Probably won't be re-visiting this one..... 
Streaming music
The Bluesound Node 2, or the new Node 2i, are a great choice for a first foray into digital streaming. It’s $500 and works like a charm. You can improve on the already good sound by adding an external DAC if you find the sound quality is lacking. ... 
New Bluesound's Node 2i
Here's a link the the WhatHiFi review that discusses the differences:https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/bluesound-node-2i 
Does anyone think a U-turn Orbit turntable a good entry level choice?... Or not?
Fremer liked it. Check out the review on Analog Planet. The review is for the basic $179 model.https://www.analogplanet.com/content/u-turn%E2%80%99s-remarkable-179-orbit-turntable-crosley-killer 
Little-known Gems
OK, listened to the self-titled first Butts Band LP today at lunch. Haven't listened to it in nearly 40 years. Pretty solid stuff. I'll put it in my rotation for a while and see where it goes from there.Later this evening I'll listen to the second... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lunchtime listening.....Butts Band - S/TThanks to the reminder from the "Little-Known Gems" thread..... 
Little-known Gems
I have both Butts Band albums on Vinyl - "Butts Band" and "Hear and Now". Haven't listened to either since sometime around 1980. I'll give them a spin to see if I can remember why I bought either of them....