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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hi Steve - I have a heavy boat day today but will resisted again this eve. I am listening to a deluxe edition CD ripped bit perfect to a server. Maybe they remastered the deluxe and yes it is a bit tipped up but not silibant. I do have the magic C... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Right at the end of Jenny Lewis the preamp, DAC, server all shut down and the DAC displays low AC.... arghtook me a while to get things running....took out neighborhoodi think it’s the amateur hour remodel job mid street... 1.5 years and the roof ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw the first cut has intentional distortion at about 2:40 ish where she sings a backing verse. The third cut has some dorky hoaky effects trying to iMO simulate high frequency scratches in vinyl ???? It and every effect I hear like that drives ... 
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@reubent i gotta find a few for you in the big cull..... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I gotta find a beach condo with a 16’ ceiling..... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Warming things up out of stone cold unplugged !!!even cold the carbon drivers are freaking ruthless..Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue what am I supposed to listen for on Central Reservations ??? Which track, etc 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
This is an excellent bookin Heavy Rotation - Twenty Writers on Albums that Influenced Them ( great gestalt from the Pearl Jam obsession)https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061579745/heavy-rotation/ 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw touchdown is 6 pm, so give me to 9 pm !!!!!!! 
I finally get it!
@bdp24  got an extra Decca laying around ???? 
What are the DACs that use good circuits in the Audio sections?
ARC preamp have chips in them to run switches, drive display, count tube hours... as do many many others including Aesthetix, the display is defeatable via the remotes for clearly better sonics. The Aesthetix Pandora DAC has an IMO stellar analog ... 
Any still using the Dahlquist DQ-10 speakers?
Of course they sound great, minimum baffle, attempt at time alignment, designer who selected a quality doped midrange ( Infinity used the same doped Phillips mid )...fun 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
@krenn the Bartok is a formidable and well supported bit of gear w a long remaining upgrade life cycle :-)  
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
@glup the amps are Vandersteen M7 HPA, mini Vader, you can see them with the hood off in my system pics ( poverty bay )@mikelavigne nice contribution here, thanks again your even handed tone and congrats on retirement, I can highly recommend it as... 
Looking for phono preamp suggestions
I have spent many enjoyable hours listening to Lyra Etna ( non Lamda ) and it is a very linear non romantic cart - it does pair very well w ARC, BAT and Aesthetix. My choice in your $ is ARC for the FET / tube  Low noise solution.hope you are enjo... 
Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
Hilde - I forgot to add I love your thread and the even handed tone you set :-)In my Poverty bay system pics there is a picture of our Labrador listening to power amps during an all day demo at Audio Alternative ( now hi Fi buys in Atlanta ) talk ...