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Turntable Upgrade Advice
Well @mmcgill829 Millercarbon is now an Origin Live dealer rep.... He has the Sovereign and said it's the best table he's ever heard... I'll be getting 1 as soon as I can. But their other tables are excellent as well. As well as their tonearms. Y... 
Turntable Upgrade Advice
Have you looked at Origin Live tables?  
Vinyl static ionizers who's used them?
Anyone heard of using, or uses, a Plasma lighter? An acquaintance uses one and likes it. He said: " I just ordered a $10 plasma lighter off Amazon for static control, apparently it works as well as / better than a Furutech DeStat / Milty Zerostat... 
Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener?
@laynes I put up 3 square 242 Acoustic Panels With Scatter Plate (+$30) Pure White Fabric (standard) to better blend into the white wall. https://www.gikacoustics.com/product/gik-acoustics-242-acoustic-panel/ They are about 18" above and behin... 
Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener?
I did reach out to Mike at GIK. Sent him pics of my listening room.  He suggested, and I bought, 3 acoustic panels to go on the wall up and behind my listening position. Which was on a couch with a wall right behind it.   
speaker cables under 1k for Harbeth 30.2XD?
Townshend Audio F-1 Fractal speaker cables.   
What are my options for music files, CD rips, and a DAC all-in-one solution?
I've heard that a Mytek Empire is awesome. But it's more $($6k) than an Aurender A 30. I wonder if the Empire is better than the Aurender A 30.   
Tidal class-action
Can you create a playlist on Qobuz like you can on TIDAL?  Is the user interface on Qobuz as good as TIDAL? Thx.   
Should I
I have 2 Model 12's, a model 201 and 102 I bought in 2009. Never even thought of that! I'll contact Jeff...Thx.   
Describe the "new HiFi sound"?
@dave_b    Could you give a couple of your LP's that have that tube life, color and dynamic range?   
getting into streaming
@audiotroy  Thank you...I guess the better question is, is the Empire worth the added $ over the Manhattan in function and sound. Although Mytek website doesn't show any Manhattan products.   And you can get a free amp with an Empire purchase(... 
getting into streaming
@nmolnar I was looking at the new Brooklyn Bridge II....If money were no object, would you get the Empire over the Brooklyn Bridge II? Does the extra $ translate to better function and sound....Thx....  
My Impossible hum issue.
Do you have a digital processor? If so, that likely is the issue. It was for me. Drove me batty until I figured it out....Use  a cheater plug on the power cable and that will be the end of the hum. Amazon also sells a hum manager plug but it costs... 
Streamers made in America?
Mytek. Made in Brooklyn. Gonna get their Empire soon.   
LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus
Cheap Trick/Aerosmith indoor concert. Despite being up high all the way back in the upper boxes, my ears rang for 2-3 days.