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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, I was a little surprised to see it there. It had been sitting at least for a few days. They put dates on their price stickers and it was from August. It was a nice find, especially since I saw Steve Miller last Friday night. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Commodores - S/T 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Santana - Abraxas from the free box.  This one is actually pretty decent other than the sleeve is falling apart and a little noise during the intro to side 1. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
And now for something completely different...Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Leonard Cohen - Death of a Ladies Man. Sealed, NOS. Haven't looked it up on discogs yet to see what year it's from. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve Miller Band - Children of the FutureTook a trip to the local record store today and walked out with two bags of records. The on-deck bin is full... 
Help me decide on first turntable purchase
I would add VPI to your list.  Of the ones you mentioned, I would go for the Mofi Ultradeck.  I had a Music Hall 7.1 and it is a pretty decent table with good isolation and a good arm for the price point.  I've never had the chance to do any serio... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
My other copy of More Songs About Buildings and Food.  This one's nice! 
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Jethro Tull - Stand Up, this is a 1973 Chrysalis reissue.  The Steven Wilson remix sounds a lot more dynamic and the instruments seem to have better separation. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Brian, the price was right, beggars can't be choosers, gift horses, and all that stuff. I'm not sure if I already have a decent copy in my collection, I'll have to look. This Vanessa Fernandez album is 45 RPM so I have to get up about every 10 min... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Okay, enough beat up records for today. Vanessa Fernandez - When the Levee Breaks. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hendrix - Band of Gypsies. This one's going in the trash. Sad. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, some of these records are filthy. I literally sprayed them off in the sink and scrubbed them with a sponge before putting them on the VPI 16.5. Joel, there's some cool stuff, but most of it is VG at best, still fun to listen to. I put the S... 
Dual SVS PB-1000 Pro versus Dual Rythmik LV12F- does Servo Technology Matter.
A good sub will work well for either home theater or music.  What might be "good enough" for most home theaters might not be good enough for both however. Then again, there are folks that take their home theater systems to pretty extreme levels wh... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sugarloaf S/T is queued up from the free box after a shower and a cleaning.