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Louis Bellson RIP
It's a sheerest coincidence that I've experienced the day that Louie Bellson died. On that evening of Valentine day , February 14 last week, I pulled out one of my favorite Louie's CDs and listened to it (Louie Bellson Quartet,Live at Joe Segal's ... 
Louis Bellson RIP
Wow...It's a sad sad news..He's one of my favorite drummers of all time. Thanks for sharing Mark.. 
Comedy Tonight
I have Rodney Dangerfield's LP. Great vocal and tremendous soundstage depth. 
man do I miss Tower records and
me too..I miss those days dearly when I used to live in LA. I remembered wandering around town from Long Beach (Bagatell used record store) to Tower Records in Torrance, to Pennylane both in Venice Beach and Westwood, Rhino Records on Santa Monica... 
What loading do you use on your Dynavector XX2MKII
Set it close to your cartridge's internal impedance (read your cartridge's specification). 
Shelter 90x vs 901 / Graham arm
I have an overly used 90X on my VPI SSM/10.5I combo and they still sound marvelous! 
Mesa Baron
One of the best tube amps for music... 
Would a Dynavector XX2 MkII be good upgrade?
Yes, the XX-2 is guaranteed a significant upgrade from 20XL. Another good option is Shelter 7000 or even 9000 series. 
Esoteric DV50 - What is the next step up?
May be a high quality analog front end? Just for comparison... 
Can I RENT a record cleaning machine?
If would be nice it VPI or NITTY GRITTY comes out with a coin operated cleaning machine at high end stores so customer can come and clean their LPs (hopefully turn into more sales traffic for the store). 
Contacting Classic Records / themusic.com
They just don't reply to emails anymore...It happened to me too recently. 
inwall speakers
If you boss cares for sound quality, on-wall speakers are much better than in-wall. 
Dynavector XX2Mkii with SME 309?
Outstanding regardless of what the specs said... 
Anyone permanently convert from tubes to SS?
Why give up tube or SS? Try hybrid. 
Best Entry Tonearm for Oracle V
SME 309 or ORACLE SME 345 if you can find one used in that price range.