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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Today was record store shopping day for me. I went to 4 local record stores looking for some bargains. Here are the first 2 on my TT tonight:Elton John - "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player" - Didn't like it. Way too pop'y and it sounds pre... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Ry Cooder - "Bop Till You Drop" on Vinyl 
Picking integrated Amp or set up for JungSon Beauty Deity No.5 BD-5 hifi
@trademiller - are you going to buy new or used? Since you're on AudiogoN, I'm guessing used, but I didn't want to recommend any used equipment if you were set on new..... 
Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles?
Cincinnati Guys,I was in Audible Elegance again today. As Nutty said, they have downsized into about half of their old area. Things have been put back in order and they have some good systems set up in the 4 remaining rooms. The good news is that ... 
Tune of the Day
Here's one of my favorites from the early '90's. Bonus is that the recording and sound quality are EXCELLENT. Put this on a high end system and crank it up.......dada - "Dorina"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0VDkzzSekQHappy Weekend! 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
dada - "puzzle" - A fantastic CD that I've listened to regularly since it was first released in 1992. 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
@nutty - I listened to "Tumbleweed Connection" again tonight. Just awesome..... Thanks again for the bringing it to our attention again. I hadn't heard it in many years and I forgot how great it was. Happy Weekend! 
Tracks worth for a 1 Million system
@scott916sps - the dada album "Puzzle" is one of my favorites from the '90's. I like all of the songs and the sound quality is excellent. I used Dorina as an audition track many times over the years. Good call on dada....... 
lap top tunes
warrenh,You might want to start with something relatively inexpensive just to dip you toe in the water and see if you like the experience. If you're going to spend thousands, I would highly recommend you purchase from a dealer or on-line retailer ... 
lap top tunes
Sure. Get a USB DAC (Digital to Analog Converter). It will connect to your laptop via a USB cable and then to your audio system via a pair of RCA interconnect cables. There are lots of DACs that have USB inputs. They range from something like the ... 
Tune of the Day
Today's Offering - One of my all time favorite songs.......Richard Thompson - "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yw2yKNLEPc Was very fortunate to see Richard play this last month at the spectacular newly renovated Memor... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@ghosthouse - So, I really like Captain Fantastic. It was from my High School Years and I have very fond memories of it from back in the day. Interestingly, I did not know the story behind it until recently. Check out the wiki:https://en.wikipedia... 
Looking to upgrade my towers
@jmccl12 - the Mirage speakers use a diffused tweeter setup to give it that 360 degree dispersion. This is supposed to give a wide open, wall to wall sound stage. However, as the higher frequencies are dispersed around the room, and not directly t... 
Looking to upgrade my towers
It would also be helpful is you list the other components in your system. Is it a 2-channel system or a multi-channel HT system? Do you have center and surround speakers to match? Subwoofer?  
Tune of the Day
@77jovian - I’ve really enjoyed the thread. Thank You for initiating it and thanks to everyone who has posted a Tune of the Day.I’ve been thinking about trying to post a daily tune of a track that has some meaning to me, or just a song I like and ...