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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Scream. Polydor promo 1978 
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@chungjh @bkeske, How old is your SOTA? Dit you get it refurbished? It is a 1980's Sapphire, non-vacuum, Series III. Actually purchased it off a gentleman here on Audiogon, it was his original table. He then bought the Star (vacuum), and finally... 
recommendation for a high end analog system
@chungjh @bkesk, What tonearm and cartridge are you using on your SOTA When I bought my table, I wanted to use a tone arm that fit the board that came with it, as it is a SOTA premium arm board. It had a 214mm pivot to spindle cut-out. Thus, I fi... 
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@puffball08 @bkeske- Did I read further up about you rolling some Brimar 12AU7s in your rig? If so, impressions? Have you tried Funkengroovins (aka Telefunken-original, not current production)? Or RCA "clear top" side getter flashed? Or "real"... 
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Sir Simon Rattle conducts Britten - Canadian Carnival, Op. 19, Young Apollo, Op. 16, Four French Songs (Quatre Chansons Françaises), & Scottish Ballad, Op. 26. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Angel 1982 
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Reiner conducts Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. RCA Victor Red Seal ‘Living Stereo’ 1960 
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Pierre Bartholomée conducts Schubert - Symphonie Nr. 10 D dur. Orchestre Philharmonique De Liège. Ricercar DMM 1984 Belgium pressingDang, this orchestra is in my little living room. Didn’t think they would fit. 
recommendation for a high end analog system
@chungjh I wouldn’t be on scared to change your arm. The biggest thing is getting the pivot to spindle correct with your existing arm board, or get another from SOTA as/if necessary. Then, balancing the new arm with the suspended sub-assembly usin... 
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Szell conducts Sibelius - Symphony #2. Concertgebouw Orchestra. Philips 1965 Netherlands pressing.I love Szell’s conducting on this symphony/recording. 
recommendation for a high end analog system
@mijostyn That Sumiko is a rebadged Jelco. I do not know enough which Jelco it is. If the 750, it has an effective mass of 13.5. I believe the 550 is only 9.5. Models ‘below’ the 550?Neither should be too heavy for the 103. In fact, per the calcs ... 
recommendation for a high end analog system
@chungjh I looked at the info on your phono pre, and it seems to be designed for both low and high output carts. Thus, you should not need a SUT. Perhaps I am looking at the wrong model, but there only seems to be one MK5.Typically a SUT is most o... 
Anyone else uncomfortable with PayPal’s payment process?
Yea, makes no sense, has to be a scam. Some of my clients pay me via PayPal. The payment goes into my PayPal account, and then I can transfer it to one of my bank accounts, or, just purchase against the balance. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe. Elektra, Specialty Pressing 1987 
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Jerry Garcia - Garcia. Round Records 1974