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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Boz Scaggs - Dig  
Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air
+1 for the Dynaudio suggestion. i recently purchased the Evoke 30’s and happy with the warmth and relaxed nature. They are also very detailed paired with a Parasound A21+  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Cinderella- Long Cold Winter  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nick Whitehouse S/T album  
Forum admiration and requested guidance
Thought I would provide an update on my journey, since I enjoy reading other forum members updates. As a reminder I have/had $10k to spend now and tentatively another $10k mid year 2022. I took the advice and upgraded speakers first. I decided on... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Orange Goblin - Thieving From The House Of God   i like my stoner rock from time to time 🤘  
VPI tonearm length improvement
Good to know, thanks for the responses.  
Cartridge recommedations
Hi Greg, I have a Hana SL on my VPI Scout (unipivot arm) and absolutely love it. I did an a/b comparison when I had the Nagaoka MP300 and the Hana beat it in my opinion. The Hana had a larger soundstage and  seemed more rhythmic than the Nagaoka.... 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
@millercarbonYou mentioned the Decware ZP3 for the phono preamp. On their website it mentions a step up transformer for moving coil cartridges. I’m assuming the ZMC1 would have to be included if I chose to stick with the Hana (Low MC), correct? 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
@chakster thank you for the advise pertaining to cartridges. I have used several different types and brands throughout the years. Prior to the Hana I had a Nagaoka MP-300 and various Ortofon and Grado cartilages. To my ears the Hana sounds best, a... 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
tablejockey it’s an office that is dedicated to 2 channel listening. I meant to add that I do have one Rel subwoofer in the room. 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
@rsf507 I am intrigued with the streaming direction, but not sure where to start. Any suggestions on that path? 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
@ghdprentice Thank you for your suggestion on the speakers. I’ve known for a while, the Q Acoustics would be a constraint on my evolution for improvement. 
Forum admiration and requested guidance
I have built my own acoustic wall panels (24”x36”) on three walls and add curtains for the windows on fourth wall. I have also added an area rug for the hardwood floor. 
Capacitance change in balanced connection?
Erik,thanks but I’m not sure I understand since it’s not “my capacitance”, it’s what Mogami has declared for this particular cable.I simply want to know if a balanced/xlr connector somehow raises capacitance above a typical unbalanced/rca connecto...