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jonandfamily

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Whats playing on your system today?
Billy Idol - The Stranger (Spotify premium) Interesting mix of rock and jazzy sounds. Including the hit “The way you are” but the album has even better songs imho. julie_priest I assume you mean Billy Joel :-) 
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What are you streaming tonight?
Jethro Tull - "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day"This sounds awesome on Thiels, ARC tubes and Tidal cranked up!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z2RzVhw4rE 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Sam Phillips - Martinis & Bikinis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEaBTd1Fn-M  
Tidal/OPPO streaming issue
Please, help me understand! I didn't think the app affected the sound quality whether Oppo MediaControl vs. mconnect lite. I thought the app only controls the song selection and the software in the Oppo player is responsible for receiving and deco... 
Tidal/OPPO streaming issue
@georgebenekos  I did what 2 others have suggested and downloaded the mconnect lite app which works fine, but it's "just different" and would prefer the oppo app back. 
Tidal/OPPO streaming issue
Same problem on my Modwright modified Oppo BDP105. Hoping for a resolution soon! 
What are you streaming tonight?
https://tidal.com/album/128520281Stone Temple Pilots - Perdida 
Thiel Owners
rosamiI'm in the same boat as you...very happy with my 3.6s. I have nearly pulled the trigger on a 3.7 purchase 2 times over the past few years but backed out at the last moment. I would love to hear them in my system before a purchase, but that w... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years on Tidal streaming. Check out this little known artist. 
Thiel Owners
I had a previous spare set of CS3.6s that I bought with dents in both tweeters. I delicately pulled most of the dents out with clear Scotch tape, but with metal domes there will still be slight undulations. It doesn't just pop up in one motion, bu... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars  (start with title track) https://tidal.com/browse/album/111171545 https://audiophilereview.com/audiophile-news/ranking-among-springsteens-finest-epics-new-western-stars-album-reviewed-on-vinyl-tidal-download.html  
Thiel Owners
warjarrettI totally agree with the ARC-Thiel synergy. My Ref5SE-Ref150 with my 3.6s are absolutely intoxicating. I'm not sure I want to risk the cost of tube rolling since the ARC-chosen Sovtek KT120s and 6H30s sound so sublime. 
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I agree with jazzman7 about using a stepping stone approach. I first seriously started in this hobby about 7 years ago when I purchased my CS3.6s. At the time, I had an Exposure 2010 integrated amp. Obviously, it was very evident that I needed mor... 
Thiel Owners
jafant,Have you heard from bighempin about his trip to Denver last month to pick up his 3.7s? (his last post here was 4/27). I know you were helping him locate a pair.Jon