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Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps
Am I making more of this than is necessary?  That's up for you to decide, but you're making more of it than I would, that's for sure. It should have been mentioned, but you can get some stock power cords similar to what would have been provide... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello  - National Ransom  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Deep Purple  - Come Taste The Band  
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Blackfoot - Marauder   
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Dominique Fils-Aimé - Three Little Words  
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Dokken - Back for the Attack  
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise the Roof  
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David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name, 50th Anniversary edition. Holy crap, this sounds amazing!   
Your method for discovering great music.
Roon.  
Thiel Owners
New (to me) CS 3.6 speakers in the house tonight. They sound fantastic. I haven't really done any playing around with positioning yet. They are like a much grander version of the 2.3 I currently have without the brightness. What has really surpris... 
Proper thickness for platter mat Technics 1200GR(2021)
@reubent Tom, it's been a while since I bought mine but it is the one for the SL 1200. It comes with adhesive to make it lay flat on the platter so I don't want to pull it up to look at the bottom. Works great, and the fit is good. I know there is... 
Proper thickness for platter mat Technics 1200GR(2021)
I have the Achromat for my SL 1200 MK2 and have been very happy with it.  While the table has VTA, you may not be able to get the arm level with a thinner mat.  I haven't experienced any negative consequences as a result of using the Achromat.  I ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dokken - Under Lock And Key.  80's hair metal!  
Do hi-end DACs offer true value or diminishing return...
Diminishing returns; worse than any other individual component; and so quickly obsolete  I don't understand trying to make sonic comparisons from a Youtube video, so I didn't bother watching the video. It's weird, I don't have a single DAC tha... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dr. John - In The Right Place.  I forgot this was a multi-colored pressing and kind of freaked out a little when I took it out of the sleeve.  I thought something was wrong with it.  What a great record though, it's been too long since I played it!