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VPI Aries 3 Questions - Looking to make a switch
 To me you have to spend a lot more on a sprung table to get the same sound quality A bit more, maybe, but not much more. My Sota Nova VI w/vacuum costs $5700 without arm. Arms comparable to most JMWs can be had for <$1500, IMHO. They can pr... 
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Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds (2016 remastered by PF)  
VPI Aries 3 Questions - Looking to make a switch
VPI for VPI, you'd lose an isolated motor and your speed controller, which both contribute to better SQ, and are offered on most of their best tables. The xlr junction box could easily be installed on the Classic3, and is worth the effort IMHE. Y... 
New In 2022
New Spoon lp in Feb  
Wilco, A.Escovedo, Lucinda - ACL Hall of Fame Induction Concert + Terry Allen, Roseanne
Too bad they had to cancel the 12/31 show w/ Spoon headlining!  
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@bkeske Barenboim conducting Jacqueline Du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra So many layers of goodness, it's like one of these Taco town  
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Tom Petty - Wildflowers & All The Rest  
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 The Bird And The Bee – Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall & John Oates  
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LRS Score!   
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Better Oblivion Community Center(Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst) - S/T  
what differentiates in 2/12 way and 3 way speaker ?
the difference is 1/2 a way  
Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit
@soix  So, let’s drill down a bit here.  I realize I need to go hard-wired to a good streamer, and it also makes sense I should upgrade my switch.  Can’t do both right now, so I’m guessing I should go with hardwired streamer first and then upgra... 
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+1 The Boatman’s Call, Nick Cave. (my fav Cave!) +1 Low - So What.     
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Leonard Bernstein / Mozart*, Vienna Philharmonic* – Symphony No. 36 "Linz," K.425 / Piano Concerto No. 15, K.450 Label:    Decca – SET 332, Speakers Corner Test Pressing (Pretty great performance and SQ)   
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Ryan Adams - Gold