Welcome to Texas!

Skoll really helped, though I will upgrade to Stjarna when that comes out.

Hana to VPI, VPI to Schiit Skoll via balanced, Skoll to McIntosh C50 via balanced, McIntosh C50 to McIntosh MC152 via balanced, McIntosh C152 to Sonus faber Sonetto VIII. It sounds amazing.

I have a Hana on my VPI table and it is excellent.

As we are staring down summer, has anyone heard any updates on Stjarna?

THAT'S IT! Schiit should make a jukebox and Jason should call it the "Schiitbox". Perfect! 😂

Interesting article I came across this morning, and thought I'd share. While this forum is civil and kept fun, most in my experience aren't, and this article (opinion) really resonated with me. https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/audiophile-snobbery-may-be-killing-our-hobby/ I left the...

I agree. I have a Spin Clean too and for the three to five albums at-a-time that I buy it is fine. If I had a massive amount to clean I suppose you could justify a Degritter... But for occasional use and small amounts of cleaning Spin Clean serves me just fine.

This happened to me as well. I was furious because I sold those CDs after digitizing them... They're gone. And then after losing playlists that I spent time putting together; and rights management issues with versions going on and off outside of my control; and switching between Spotify, Tidal...

That looks really pretty. I admire folks who can keep aquariums crystal clear like that. I have tried a few times over the years, but was never able to get it just right. That's a lot of work, time, and attention. Though it looks great when done right.

Nice recommendation, I enjoyed it.

Tube phono preamp. Jason said it will be in the neighborhood of $1800 and be an all around kickass phono pre. I have Skoll, which is wonderful already with my VPI turntable, I can only imagine what the step up from that will sound like.

Tube phono preamp.

Well, that's okay, I have my money already set aside to jump on Stjarna when it comes out. I eagerly await adding that to my stack!

To all my forum-mates who enjoy Bowie, I would recommend Seu Jorge's covers of Bowie. He is a Brazilian acoustic guitarist who did a few Bowie covers for the Bill Murray movie "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", then did a whole album. It is really enjoyable. I have seen him live too, its a...