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Keeping a Peachtree Nova 300 Cool
big_greg, this is the one I'm using, I leave it on low, seems to do a good job and it's very quiet.That's pretty cool (pun intended).  Definitely better looking than the ones I used. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Johnny Cash - Classic Cash: Hall Of Fame Series – Early Mixes, RSD 2020 
Magnum Dynalab FT-101A
My FT-101A (upgraded to Etude) doesn't have those connections.  Mine looks like this:  https://www.fmtunerinfo.com/FT-101AEtudeback.jpg 
Keeping a Peachtree Nova 300 Cool
I think these are the fans I used with mine - https://www.acinfinity.com/component-cooling/component-usb-fans/multifan-s5-quiet-usb-cooling-fan-du...Never had any issues as a result of the fans. 
Vinyl Storage Suggestions
Not the cheapest or necessarily the prettiest, but very solid and well made.  I don't own any but have seen them at a record store in Olympia WA (where they are made).http://www.olympiarecordcrates.com/ 
Which DAC is better ?
My guess would be the Node 2i is going to sound better, but you should listen and decide for yourself.  If it matters (it doesn't to me), I don't think the DAC in the 8805 will do the full MQA unfold like the Node 2i. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Keith Jarrett - Budapest Concert, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Edgar Winter's White Trash - Recycled, WLP 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, that sounds like a good tweak!  
What are you streaming tonight?
Sun Ra Arkestra - Swirling, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Tom Petty's Wildflowers in HiFi sounds spectacular on KEF LS50 Meta
I just got my Wildflowers vinyl.  I hope it doesn't suck with my KEF Reference 1's. 
Stylus stuck in groove
@lewm The offending particles can be hard to spot. Turn off your motor and spin the platter manually until you hear the pop from whatever is gunking up the record. That's how I usually find it. It's usually something hard and crystalline that you ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Band - S/T