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Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One
Goodfellas.  Can't have too much Stones in a soundtrack.  
MM, MC, or MI cartridge
I don't think this piont has been made yet but there's also the consideration the stylus cannot be replaced on a MC cartridge.  Damage the stylus and you're buying a whole new cartridge.  I know it's only money..................🤣  
How did you get started in this hobby
My first "system" was a crystal radio with ear plug, back in 1965.  I went to sleep every night with that plug in my ear.  For me, that journey has never stopped.  It happens, not that it matters, that I now have a very high end system.  None of m... 
Isn't it really about quality of recording?
Great system, lousy recording?  You can't polish a turd.  Don't care how hard you try.    
What is the best 2 channel listening chair?
I need head support but get the idea of not having the chair back come up past your shoulders.  Does anyone make a chair with a "skinny" headrest?    
Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
And so it was that Shuguang beget PSvane, who beget Linlai.......    It's a story of bibical proportions.  🤣  
hearing loss and amp choices
@arro222  I've lived all my adult life with about 50% hearing loss in my right ear.  Scar tissue from chronic ear aches as a child.  My brain doesn't recognize the loss.  I hear perfect stereo image and enjoy my sytem fully.  I only notice the lo... 
Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
I was recently looking for two matched pairs of 845 tubes.  Everyone I talked to suggested PSvane Acme Series as the way to go.  That used to be the recomendation from Grant Fidelity as well.  Then Grant had a falling out with PSvane, and suddendl... 
Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
@wig   https://grantfidelity.com/new/index.php/about-us/    
What is your record cleaning regimen?
@saulh  Ultrasonic cleaner. Distilled water with a very small amount of cleaner solution and a small amount of Kodak Photo-Flo 200. This is very important as it lets the water sheet off and dry without deposits. I let the discs dry completely sta... 
The vanishing stereo rack
When they can drag this stuff from my cold dead hands.  🤣  
Where do you buy your vinyl?
Can't go wrong with Amazon.  Their no hassle return policy is so important.  The number of LP's I have had to return is crazy.  Regardless of the manufacturer, the return rate is running 20%.  At the cost of LPs today, only perfection is acceptable.  
I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd
I get all the votes for Kind of Blue.  Groundbreaking record and all that, but honestly, it's not my favorite Miles.  To my ears he took a giant leap forward with In A Silent Way, and I find that LP much more interesting to listen to.  Having said... 
Scratch - The Crusaders
I also dicovered the Crusaders with the Chain Reaction LP.  Have a dozen or more of thier discs in my collection.  Particulary fond of the opening tract on Rural Renewal (2003, Eric Clapton on acoustic guitar).  Was just listening to Larry Carlton... 
Politics and Music
Elvis Costello’s song Shipbuilding is a fabulous anti war song. Always surprised at how many people miss that. somebody said that someone got filled in for saying that people get killed in the result of their ship building.....   Goes to show...