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Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
Go listen and answer the question yourself.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
FKA Twigs - Madeleine   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pink Martini - Hey Eugene!  
What are you streaming tonight?
Youn Sun Nah - Waking World, Qobuz   
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant  A friend turned me on to this, lots of similarities to Billy Cobham's Spectrum, including Tommy Bolin on guitar.  Funky fusion.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mott the Hoople - Brain Capers  
Rogue M-150's sonic flavour
I've owned the M-150s for over 10 years now. Thank you for your contribution to this 18 year old thread.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
+1 for Cure For Pain! Spinning Dr. Dooom - First Come, First Served.  I'm not really sure what possessed me to buy this, but it's headed for the cull bin...  
Threshold T-200. Help me choose a preamplifier
The NT-505 requires that you define the output - XLR (2 options depending on pins) or RCA.  Did you change that setting on the NT-505 when you connected to RCA?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@whatsaftumch welcome to the group!   Last night a friend who is a fellow Little Feat fan came over and we listened to a few bootlegs, including Electrif Lycanthrope and talking mostly about all things music.  It was a very enjoyable evening.  
I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve?
Your system interacts with your room.  What have you done to your room?  
Sota Sapphire VI Turntables with Origin Live tonearm
@mr_m I have listened to your "new" table at Jim's house and it is what convinced me to get my own Sota Sapphire.  Nice to hear that it found a good new home :)  
Choosing a cartridge for new turntable
I don't think you'd go "wrong" either way with the Hana or Soundsmith.  I just put my Hana SL on my main table a couple of days ago and what really jumped out at me is that it just seems a little less dynamic than many of my other cartridges and d... 
want to replace my Marantz CD player
Why don't you get the Marantz repaired?  If you like the Marantz sound, the KI-Ruby SACD player has been on sale.  
Choosing a cartridge for new turntable
As a frame of reference, I have a Shure V15 Type IV with a Jico SAS, the Hana SL, and the Soundsmith Aida II (a little up the food chain from the Carmen).  No experience with Sumiko carts. The Hana SL is very neutral, perhaps even a bit on the "w...