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Why recordings made before 1965 sound better.
+1 @onhwy61 Great post! Cheers, Spencer  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Velvet Underground - 1969 V.U. Live w/ Lou Reed  
Refurbished Amber Series 70
Paired with Dahlquist DQ10s, it was the amp on the first great system that I ever heard. It threw a soundstage better than most. Cheers, Spencer  
Many CDs, no CD player (a question about ripping CDs)
Another variable to consider is that many releases have multiple versions. I have read many questioning which version of an album they are streaming. If you've got German Target, MFSL, Steve Hoffman-mastered, etc. CDs, ripped files from those are ... 
Digital reviews, reviewers
Great stuff, congrats.  
Roon drops signal
@troidelover1499 if you start a thread detailing your connection setup, perhaps we can figure it out.   Yes, networking issues are very frustrating, but they aren't unique to Roon or the Nucleus. As an example, my Netgear managed switch was slow... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gotta pull some Velvets now! @slaw 👍Middle Cyclone. If get a hard drive, I have Milk Carton Kids live soundboards for you The National - Boxer Bob Welch - French Kiss Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (Blue Note Classic series)  
Roon drops signal
With Roon and Tidal both frequently doing software updates, one, the other or interaction between them could be just likely the cause as the change from Nucleus to SGC. Like I suggested earlier, I would try to isolate the issue via a Qobuz trial t... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall Wilco - A.M. (deluxe) Thelonious Monk - London Sessions vol. 1 (Black Lion reissue)  
Roon drops signal
@mpomerantz I never use Tidal, but am tempted to try Qobuz, especially with 3mo free trials available. Perhaps you could try Qobuz and see if you get the same symptom. That might be useful info to include either way in a Roon Support post if you e... 
Member Make Zero Sense
How about a protest?...each time you see a rant from the offender, just reply: "Jeannie"  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Style Council - Home & Abroad  
Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other
Many top dealers will come to you and set it up, given the price range you're looking at. If you're spending $20K+ the cost of install shouldn't be an obstacle and will get you the sound quality and confidence you're after. Cheers, Spencer  
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Thanks @alvin1118  For those of us with a fear of Terminal, a short youtube video demonstrating might be a good idea. Just a thought...Cheers, Spencer  
Band Member Changes Over Time
Simon and Garfunkel without Garfunkel - Paul did plenty of great stuff on his own 10,000 Maniacs without Natalie - Sad Yes without Jon Anderson, without Wakeman, without Bruford, and at times without Howe. IMHO, Alan White was the only later mem...