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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@reubent Happy Birthday Tom and Happy New Year to all! @bkeske Szell might have been the first to prove that Cleveland Rocks! @spiritofradio  Nick Cave – Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace) that’s a great record yeah, probabl... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nick Cave – Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@dayglow FWIW, The Japanese pressing of Crisis is really good if you're looking for a better one. Under-rated album IMHO.  @femoore12 A Neko night is a good night!   Tom Waits - Mule Variations   
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Yes - Close To The Edge Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Led Zeppelin II Rickie Lee Jones - S/T Joni Mitchell - Blue Steely Dan - Aja Beatles - Abbey Road Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' Dexter Gordon - Go! Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Coltran... 
Album Reviews
Why not use a better tool than a spreadsheet? On Discogs you can build a wantlist, that will take you to main releases or specific versions is you want to. Each entry will have current market pricing and links to sale items (both vinyl and digital... 
Who uses ADS Speakers
I believe @rauliruegas does or at least did for many years in a spectacular system. Cheers, Spencer  
2022 is almost here. Why are you here?
@ghdprentice @mammothguy54 Well stated. guys. That's what it's all about.  Joel, shhh! about the noisefree zone. Cheers, Spencer  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Carl Nielsen, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein – Symphony No.5, Op.50 / Saga-Drøm, Op.39 (Nonesuch – 1969)  
What'd You Get For Xmas?
@audioquest4life Lovely cart, enjoy!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, London Symphony, Antal Dorati – Piano Concerto No. 3  Mercury Living Presence 1961  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Vladimir Horowitz - New York Philharmonic* • Eugene Ormandy, Rachmaninoff* – Concerto No. 3 - Golden Jubilee Concert · Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall (1978 RCA)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World (Blue Note 80 Series) Thelonious Monk – Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam Records) Various – Stax ... 
Where should the vocal image be?
The Stereophile test CDs also have good recordings of someone walking around the soundstage and stating his position. If your system isn't able to properly place him, something in your setup is off. Yes, more recordings than not will place vocals ... 
2022 is almost here. Why are you here?
@jerryg123 Good thread!  I'm here to learn and help others learn when I can.  I'm here to share the music I love with those might...and visa versa.  I'm here to build friendships with those who do both. I'm here to pull us forward to the fatef... 
Architectural Digest finally shows audio gear!
@sandstone Yup, good eye! Sorry for going sideways, but @ghasley gotta mention that the Bosch books by Michael Connelly are some of the best fiction in the genre IMHO. Plenty of jazz recommendations buried in there too! Cheers, Spencer