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James Blake tracking problem.
Thanks all for your suggestions/comments. I will recheck my cartridge alignment just to make sure but the little I've played of the album, I think Shakey's right so I won't be stressing this one. 
Building An Acrylic Turntable
Thanks for the clickable link tip.PTP stands for Peters Top Plate which is a steel top plate created and sold by a member of the LencoHeaven forum. It allows you to create a plinth with minimal cutouts for installing the Lenco bearing and mounting... 
Building An Acrylic Turntable
I built an acrylic TT a few years ago. I created a double plinth of 1" Acrylic and mounted the motor on the bottom plinth for isolation. I used a motor from a rega TT. I fabricated the feet out of 3" diameter stainless steel cylinders. I enjoyed i... 
12AX7 tube alternatives for Jolida JD-100
Using Raytheon 5751s in my Jolida. Very nice. 
Turntable advise for an analog novice
Just wanted to post an update on my progress.A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded my cart to the Sumiko BP 2. This was a huge improvement to what I was getting out of the Grado Red.A couple of nights ago, I sat down with a glass of single malt and th... 
Turntable advise for an analog novice
Williewonka - The nice thing about the Incognito wiring kit is its a continuous run from the cartridge tags to the phono plugs which will take care of the "crappy Rega RCAs". No soldering required.Cheers 
Turntable advise for an analog novice
Williewonka,Since my last posting, I decided to upgrade my cartidge as a first step. Whether I upgrade my table or not, I figured I'll need a new cartridge anyway. I borrowed an old Signet just to see if it really makes a difference. I was blown a... 
Turntable advise for an analog novice
Thanks all for the insightful feedback. As far as the rest of my rig is concerned, its decent but frugal:MF X-A1 Integrated amp.MF Tube Buffer.Parasound Zphono stage.AMC b8 CD player.B&W 603 speakersI really want to get better sound out of my ...