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Modern Bluegrass
Try the Steep Canyon Rangers start with and their album the North Carolina Songbook. +1    Really good album! 
Holo Audio May DAC
so does it sound even better today knowing this???? It's always nice to get recognition of your good taste from the pros.  Enjoy! 
Great interview- an audiophiles journey on the Audiophiliac
Seems like a nice guy and a reasonable audiophile/music lover.  Good to see there's normal people in this pursuit. 
Raw Vinyl Shortage - Where do we stand?
Isn't that the same factory that supplied the industry with the raw material used to make records? I may be technically incorrect on the nomenclature, but I think I am on track with the shortage of materials necessary to make vinyl LPs? As cle... 
Rotating (not rolling) Tubes
@oldhvymec If he’s not using the phono stages, would it cause any harm to leave those tube positions empty, no tubes? Or how about putting old past-their-prime tubes in the unused positions? You will use up the tubes leaving them on even though th... 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
Maybe take a poll.  Most will say they can’t hear diffs.  High end dealer conveyed that most can’t hear diffs Good for them and you! Now maybe you can find something better to do with your (and our) time? 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
+1 mahler123  the truth is that there is no discernable sonic difference between any of today’s solid state gear (amps, preamps, CD/DVD players/transports, DACs) - regardless of what the golden ear audio gurus claim! This exemplifies the reason f... 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
As many have said, you have to listen to preamps to decide which one you like.  If you can't bring yourself to believe that they can sound different, buy the cheapest one that appeals to you in other ways. 
Subwoofer /swarm report....
Congrats!  Shows what a little persistence can do. 
Tom Petty's Wildflowers in HiFi sounds spectacular on KEF LS50 Meta
Check out the Grateful Dead's American Beauty just released in hi-res.It sounds really good too. 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
Renee Rosnes plays in an all woman band that put out an excellent album recently.  The band and album are named Artemis.  It is nice to get a feminine perspective on today's jazz.https://artemisband.com/ 
Billie Joe Shaver
Sad news. The old guard is leaving us fast. What a great songwriter and performer. I’m glad he achieved a little popularity so that we have recordings of his work with Eddie and solo to listen to and watch. 
Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole
You missed your chance when The Beatles in Mono LP set was released in 2014.  It starts at $990 on Discogs now. 
Jerry Jeff Walker takes the last train ride.
Sad news! Jerry Jeff was one of a kind. A true Texas outlaw from New York. I saw him once in his wild prime with full band (mid 70s). He started the show at the energy level any other band would hope to finish at, and it went up from there. 
Tube matching question
Agree with tablejockey, the tubes in your avatar have the PrimaLuna logo on them. If your amp is a PrimaLuna, it has adaptive autobias, which makes tube matching less important. Prima Luna says they don’t even have to be the same tube type, which ...