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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Thanks Jim! I'm kind of blown away by how good my old DJ turntable sounds now. 
As Advised, Starting With Speakers First.
Definitely visit Gig Harbor Audio. Check out Hawthorne especially if you're open to used gear. I haven't looked at their website in a while, but I think they post all their used gear there. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Picked up a lightly used Soundsmith Aida MKII on an impulse purchase yesterday. Put it on the Technics SL-1200 MKII tonight. Listening to Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger. The cartridge is really quiet and the mid-range is fantastic. It has amazi... 
No protection for buyers on Audiogon
I just had an experience with a new seller here that went badly.  I paid by Paypal per his accepted payment methods.  Paypal took the money from my account and put a hold on the payment to the seller.  He refused to ship the item even though Paypa... 
VPI Classic 3 Upgrades or Move On to Something New
I have tried slaw's PEEK tweak for the dual pivot and like it.  Helps protect the pivot plate (which is all I expected it to do) and I also noticed things were a little more "airy" and the backgrounds were "blacker" (which were completely unexpect... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I wanted to give a shout out to brother slaw... he mentioned that he had made a tweak to his VPI dual pivot and let me try it out.  I recently installed the dual pivot mod on my VPI Classic 2 (with Classic 3 tonearm) and one of the things I read a... 
Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market?
I'm sure most of us have had a "previously loved" girlfriend or two.  What one person gets tired of, may be perfect for someone else. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
10CC - Greatest Hits 1972-1978. Promo copy. This might be my favorite compilation. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hey you guys, I thought we agreed we were going to keep Echo Audio on the down-low! I just ordered a cartridge from them today. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles - White Album 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joe Walsh - You Bought It - You Name It 
What do you take when demoing new gear?
Don't forget the blotter acid.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Beatles - Hey Jude 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine