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exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical)
Thanks @bdp24 for recognition of Darlene Love. She never gets the recognition I think she deserves. So many great nominees, and a few new to me.I'll have to do some research.A few I didn't see:Bonnie Dobson, who wrote and first recorded Morning De... 
What is the correct way to use the Zerostat?
Can it damage cartridges? 
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Has anyone found carbon fiber headshells to help? 
Did you know....?
Pendletons in Southern California? A little too warm, I would think....That David Bowie's first wife, Angela, claims the Stones' song Angie resulted from her catching Bowie & Jagger in bed together nude? 
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That's a beauty. I got a damaged Hana from a mail order dealer and he offered me a trade up to a Zephyr MK III for a marginal price. It would have been great; but I had to turn him down because my tonearm maxes out at 8 grams. 
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@try1256, which cartridge? 
Did you know....?
 .....that The Band's The Shape I'm In was written by Robbie Robertson about Richard Manuel's bouts with depression and desperation and that it was originally mixed and engineered by Todd Rundgren; but later sent to Britain to be remixed by Glyn J... 
Integrated for Canton Ergos
@samac  Thanks, Scott. 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Did we mention Margo Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies?Understated; but moving!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZ-biRvTuc 
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@cspiegs, When you have the Yamaha set to phone; but the tonearm is in it's rest do you hear noise? Is it a hiss or a hum? Have you had this issue since you got your TT/cart? Did you have it with a previous set-up?Also, no matter what method one u... 
Integrated for Canton Ergos
Not that anyone appears to care; but I settled on a Primare I32 and haven't looked back. :^)  
Here's a fire starter: Analog is as good as SACD
Another update:I upgraded the Hana from EL to SL. I wasn't able to make a side-by-side comparison, so don't ask. I was afraid the SL would be too unforgiving on older, more worn LPs. Not so. I had been enjoying vinyl most of my listening time sinc... 
What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago?
In my main system, only a pair of Stax SR44 earspeakers, a Shure V15 RS and a Thorens TD-180 I keep for playing 78s.In the Den: Nakamichi Receiver 2, Sony DVP-900H is still connected; but rarely sued since I got a used Oppo DV-980h.Not in use, but... 
HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP!
" 50’ spool of speaker wire I bought from Radio Shack 25 years ago. I will pause while you laugh"I ain't laughing. Until a few weeks ago I was using Auvio Square Parallel Premium 12 AWG Speaker cable I picked up at Radio Shack for $0.48/ft. It's ... 
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@islandmandan , I'd pay you $300 to build me one.