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Time for a (reasonably priced) phono preamp...
If you can find a used Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena, that's a great unit, very quiet with lots of gain and loading settings.  The Parks Puffin is also a great value and won't take up much space if that's an issue. 
Pick my album
What did I win?  
What are you streaming tonight?
It's making my liver quiver right now. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Deep Purple, live in Japan is what I'm listening to now on vinyl. Plenty of bass material there. 
What are you streaming tonight?
@16f4 I'm not sure that I've ever listened to it but Erykah Badu Live ought to give your sub a nice workout. I'm not sure how much of a workout for subwoofers either of these would be but two of my favorite live albums are UFO's Strangers in the N... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Deep Purple - Made in Japan, purple vinyl.  
TEAC NT-505 impossible connecting to WiFi router o such LAN: help me please?
Mine has been rock solid for a month now since I ran a cable to it and stopped trying to get out to work with a wireless repeater.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Steely Dan - Aja, Qobuz.  Who says music has to be hi-res? 
Bookshelf/ Monitors for bedroom setup - Revel/ Dynaudio/ Spendor
Take a look at some of the Canton speakers from accessories4less. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs, Dynaflex! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah, MFSL  
Looking for closed back headphone advice
The LCD-XC are really nice. Too nice for traveling IMO. They are really beautiful and it would be a shame to have them get all scratched up. They are also really heavy and would be uncomfortable to travel with. I would take a look at the Sony MDR-... 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
I received my replacement set of 1578 tubes today and they sound fantastic. No crackling like I had with the bad one I received the first time. My air conditioning has been on so I don't have a good sense yet of how low the noise floor is with the... 
Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
Kurt put a lot of thought and money into the listening room at the new place and is justifiably proud of it. The downtown location was a little more convenient for me coming from out of town, but I really like what he's done with the new space.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Yo-Yo Ma - Not Our First Goat Rodeo, Qobuz