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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bruce Springsteen - "Darkness on the Edge of Town" 
Speaker Placement CD
For anyone looking, per the link that @gdhal provided, the other speaker placement CD looks to the IsoTek. 
Speaker Placement CD
@jafant - thanks for your reply, but the Stereophile test CDs were not what I was looking for. I have at least one of those, but I was looking for a CD that specifically helps identify the EXACT correct speaker position in the room.@gdhal - Thanks... 
Rega Saturn R power cord {stock} wanted to upgrade to better quality power cord
My Rega Saturn-R and Elicit-R combo sound much better (to me) when powered on overnight than they do cold. Because of this, I leave them on 24X7. I sometimes even leave music playing (via Radio Paradise playing through one of the digital connectio... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Nutty,Too bad the Gardens had to be torn down. Was a nice old building. Beautiful facade. Also housed 2 sheets of ice used by youth, high-school and college hockey and figure-skating programs, covering the Greater Cincinnati Area, UC and Xavier. W... 
Reducing Background Noise On Records
@cspiegs,I have the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Esprit SB with a Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge. I believe it is the same as your setup, with the exception of a built-in speedboat speed control. I don't hear any unusual surface noise from the TT. I do hear a... 
AV expenditures break into mainstream media and current events
Cheapskate! $112K for a home theater installation, in a Hampton's home? Must not have included the costs of the electronics or furnishings. 
Whats playing on your system today?
@nutty - Where did you see Triumph in Norwood?  
Wadia S7i not reading the contents of certain discs
@sevs,Holy cow! Steve Huntley is now working for Resolution Audio alongside Jeff Kalt? I did not know that. That would be a sort of Dream Team for the Digital Music Reproduction Field. I would love to hear the Cantata Music Center 3.0, but I'm sur... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@uberwaltz - Sad news indeed. Enjoy her memory. The LP is fantastic...... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@slaw - Saw your post from 1/13/2018 regarding The Cranberries - "Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?" on Analog Spark LP. I've always enjoyed that album, but only had it on original CD. Put it in my Amazon wishlist yesterday and woke up ... 
Buyer wants copy of passport?
Nope, wouldn't do it. No way...... 
Tune of the Day
The Cranberries - "Linger"    Dolores O'Riordan (1971-2018) May you rest in Eternal Peace. 
Looking for docking station with hi-rez digital output.
@czarivey,The Nuforce Icon iDo will extract a bit-perfect digital output from an iPhone via either 30 pin cable or Lightning cable. It has a built-in DAC and headphone amp. It outputs either analog via RCA connectors or digital via toslink or coax... 
Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp
I powered a pair of Reference 3A MM DeCapo(i) speakers with various different SET amps (2A3, 300b, 45) in my small/medium room with excellent results. The DeCapo is 92 db eff. and a very easy load. I'm sure you've heard of this speaker and its exc...