The Townsend Seismic Sink is also essential for many turntables as well as transports/DACs. My VPI TNT VI sounded no better than my VPI 19-4 until I placed it on an HDF platform under the TNT resting on a Townsend Sink . Now it's high end.
I HATE setting up a new cartridge. First it has to break-in for 50 hours. My SME IV arm has a spring mounted VTA and no SRA adjustment (use tiny shim to correct). This is the worst part of preparing to play an LP. However, my arm is not VTA critical once set. It sounds about as good on 120g as 180g records.
To Mozartfan-Nope, I have at least 7,500 LPs which have not and probably never will be in the digital stream or CD realm (1,000 ethnic LPs for sure). However, I generally prefer listening to my Living Stereo and Living Presence classical music on greatly remastered CDs. Again, unfortunately, those that were pop are generally unavailable in the digital realm.
I listen to either CD or LP format about equally. I've become lazy and only listen to my 78s about 5% to 7% of the time. I used to transfer them to cassette and for 15 years to CD. That really makes it convenient to hear 10" 78s.
I HATE setting up a new cartridge. First it has to break-in for 50 hours. My SME IV arm has a spring mounted VTA and no SRA adjustment (use tiny shim to correct). This is the worst part of preparing to play an LP. However, my arm is not VTA critical once set. It sounds about as good on 120g as 180g records.
To Mozartfan-Nope, I have at least 7,500 LPs which have not and probably never will be in the digital stream or CD realm (1,000 ethnic LPs for sure). However, I generally prefer listening to my Living Stereo and Living Presence classical music on greatly remastered CDs. Again, unfortunately, those that were pop are generally unavailable in the digital realm.
I listen to either CD or LP format about equally. I've become lazy and only listen to my 78s about 5% to 7% of the time. I used to transfer them to cassette and for 15 years to CD. That really makes it convenient to hear 10" 78s.