dayglow

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@nicks25 +3 "Tres Hombres" might be to "mainstream" for some clowns on Agon(lol)? Clearly a top 50 pop/rock recording of the 1970’s.  
Steely Dan Catalog on UHQR Vinyl
A lot of whiners on this thread. Getting up to turn over a 45rpm vinyl record is? Pathetic! Steely Dan being "Mainstream" is a legitimate reason not to listen?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kansas-ST(barcode) Side 2 Brahms-Violin Concerto(M 35146) Side 1/2 Rod Stewart-Absolutely Live Side 4 The New York Jazz Quartet-In Concert In Japan Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Fabulous Thunderbirds-Tuff Enough Side 1 Supertramp-Crime Of The Cent... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Grace Mahya-Last Live At DUG(CD) A reference level(SQ) digital recording that sets the bar high for vinyl night.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Emmylou Harris-Luxury Liner Side 1 Pointer Sisters-Special Things Side 1 SQ Audiophile Ulrich Schnauss-A Long Way To Fall Side A The Phil Woods Quartet-Volume One Side 1 SQ Audiophile Lamb-Cross Between Side 1 Humble Pie-Rockin’ The Fillmore ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@david_ten    Thx. It's just one of those great recordings regardless of your music(genre) bias.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Sam Cooke-Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963(CD) Starts a soulful vinyl night.  
What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had?
I dislike the word cheap, inexpensive works best for me. Purchased a mint Technics SL-P500 CD player(1986) for the price of a pizza at a thrift store several years ago  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Barbra Streisand-Lazy Afternoon Side 1 Humble Pie-The Best Side 1 Shelly Manne-Perk Up(CJ 21) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Eagles-Eagles Live Side 3 Schumann-Carnaval(LSC-2669 Red Seal) Side 1 London Grammar-If You Wait Side B SQ* Rush-2112 Side 2 S... 
Why not?
Schitt knows a majority of Schiit owners buy for cost first and many also believe in the "snake oil" mantra.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nazareth-Hot Tracks Side 1 Irene Cara-What A Feelin' Side 2 Mozart-Piano Concerto No.22(London L-28C1001) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Jethro Tull-Crest Of A Knave Side 1 Bruce Springsteen-The River Side 4 CSNY-4 Way Street(German pressing) Side IV ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Andre Previn/Joe Pass/Ray Brown-After Hours(Telarc CD-83302) Sets the bar high for Tuesday night vinyl.  
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
It's possible Focal could have drivers/cabinets/crossovers/binding posts ect. made in China for lower end models then they assembled in France which could make it legal to claim "Made in France"  
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
@kokakolia    +1 Like your swagger! Yes Sonus Faber and Focal claim all products are manufactured in Italy or France but what is the % of Chinese parts on the entry level speakers? @prighello      -1 Comparing an I/Phone with audio components is ... 
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
The point I failed to make is with a shootout how many amps/cables/sources are on hand to get the full potential out of each speaker. With this type of test nothing can be proven its more about entertainment. Yes, it's a starting point but the tru...