geof3

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
David & David: Boomtown    
Turn off or leave on?
My system is SS up front that goes into standby each night. The tubed phono stage gets turned on once a day if I’m listening and turned off at night. The rest of the gizmos stay on.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eclectic night… Bob Marley and the Wailers: Legends Simon and Garfunkel: A Bridge Over Troubled Water Sade: Love Deluxe  
Great Rock Bassists your Top 10.Rock not Jazz. But Hey what about Reggae
Wow, JPJ doesn’t even get a mention. He was the GLUE of Zepp. Sting…  Geddy… really? Nothing? Too many to list. To each his (or her) own.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@j_husker  The Moving Pictures 40th is excellent! Listen to the live stuff! Very cool! Tonight- Robert Plant: Principle of Moments  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@boxer12 it is a great one. My next favorite is Strangeways… hard to find on vinyl!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Oh man, got the Atlas back in the game… been a good day! Porcupine Tree: In Absentia Deftones: White Pony David Gilmour: Live in Pompeii  Diana Krall: Live in Paris Rush: Moving Pictures (40th) Queensryche: Empire Soundgarden: Super Unknown... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Single sub guy here too. REL S510. Similar corner setup. Works great, IMO very well integrated.  No vinyl tonight. Actually just received my very first SACDs today… Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair and Yes: Close To The Edge Steve Wilson... 
How do you arrange the order of your records?
Three groups, single album by Artist/alpha, and multiple albums by Artist/alpha/order of release all mixed genre. Jazz in its own territory.  
Question Regarding New Item Damaged in Shipping
@deludedaudiophile Regarding EBay, that is 100% incorrect. If an item is damaging during shipping it is ALWAYS on the seller to make good. Even with insurance. Regardless what the seller “says” or otherwise. EBay and PayPal have the means to enf... 
Selling gear with TMR
Easy to work with, they take on ALL the hassle. Ultimately you need to decide what that is worth, realizing fees, shipping costs, headache factor etc etc. You can also consign through TMR as well. I’ve done both, super easy and overall have done ok.  
Changing Tubes
Tube rookie here, what is it when a tube goes “microphonic”?  
recommended speaker cables and interconnects
As mentioned, Transparent has a house sound that does run a bit through their line. They have good entry level cables all the way up to stratospheric. Shunyata doesn’t quite have the range of low to high, but they too have similarities in the line... 
My First DIY Power Cable
@mitch2 ding… I think you win the prize with your last sentence!! Are there variations in materials, use, signature etc? Sure. But, everyone thinks their opinion is the best. To their ears, probably is. It doesn’t really matter, it’s all a big pis... 
Do you spend more time analyzing the sound of your system, worrying it could be better?
No complaints here, but it’s always fun try new stuff…