rockanroller

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Juno to Jupiter by Vangelis   Communique by Dire straits  
Looking at Turntable: belt drive or direct drive?
"rauliruegas" answer to your question:????????????  
Looking for Blues with High Fidelity
Joe Bonemassa-=Live at Royal Albert Hall Stevie Ray Vaughn=the sky is crying  Johny Lang= Lie to me Gary Moore  and Albert Collins=Live     
How long can preamp tubes last?
Thank you ALL for the great inputs!Did learn a lot and sound advice was given!(no pun intended)Much appreciated.Rockanroller 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Maria Daines "Wayward songs"Alvin Lee" Anthology" 
Analog to imac
Thank you for your answers .Good input! 
Sony CDP-557esd in need of upgrade
Hello.Three things:-button to open the disc drawer is broken-sometimes the disc mechanism stops briefly during playing, so maybe new laser system or a belt?-probably a good cleaning and check upThanks. 
Schiit - shipments stopped?
the supply chain in all categories has seen some serious upheaval. Audio electronic equipment included.all audio manufacturers are having issues with parts procurements and labor due to , guess what? Covid.Especially in California.So have a scotch... 
35 year old drivers need replaced?
Thank you for all answers. 
MAC BOOK OR STREAMER ?
Thank you for all the answers.I will start learning about/looking for  a streamer/dac combination. 
NAD C338 or Marantz PM6006 or Cambridge CXA60. Please Help
If you are willing to spend a 899 dollars, you should consider the Yamaha integrated A-S801.I bought last year, and I really like it.Plenty of power and connections.And I eliminated one connection ! Got great reviews on TAS, 6moons audio reviews.J... 
Portable DAC and Iphone
portlandlaysimply put, here are some notes:-I DID burn my cd`s on my mac book pro in AIFF, which is uncompressed format-transfer that music to my Iphone in the same format/I phone has 128 GB capacity, hen listen with the Audioquest/Hifiman set up.... 
Portable DAC and Iphone
PortlandlayI use to have an old Sennheiser headphone hooked up to my Iphone 7. Average sound. Since I travel a lot for work, I decided to take spend the money on a decent rig!My new  travelling set up is HIFIMAN 400S headphones, Dragon fly red, I ... 
What CD player/transport has the most stable mechanism?
IMHO, i would look into some of the vintage Sony ES series from 1980 or around there. Build like tanks, most of these weight around 35,40 pounds , and the chassis is extremely well built. Plus, they sound pretty good and are fairly affordable.Like... 
Your Go to CD to Impress
Bonnie Raitt Nick of timeChicago Transit Authority/ first albumBethoveen 9 th/Von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic orchestra