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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief. Island 1970 UK pressingHoly crap, the rig is sounding awesome today. Yard work finished. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Just ordered Richard Thompson’s 13 Rivers. Another snag on Target for a great price. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Did my yard work Friday, Brian.Good man Steve. Well, my postage stamp size yard doesn’t take long, and did trimming last weekend, so should not take long….then….music ;-) 
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Waking up before yard work…Joni Mitchell - For the Roses. Asylum reissue 1974, originally 1972 
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@spiritofradio 👍🏼Boulez conducts Schoenberg - Serenade Op. 24. Orchestre Du Domaine Musical. Everest reissue 1960’s. Originally 1960.Really like how this was recorded. It puts you right in the room. Intimate and close, yet spacious.  
recommendation for a high end analog system
@chungjh Don’t get me wrong. My current system sounds very good. But, I realized the difference with my friend’s system was not subtle.I get it. When I purchased my SOTA Sapphire, it had no arm or cart. It has been a slow process (actually not tha... 
recommendation for a high end analog system
yes, already optimized impedance and gain. If I wanted to change the tone arm on my SOTA, how would I even do that? I think SOTA has a limited arm choices.Yes, somewhat limited. You can contact them to get a new armboard drilled if required, to a ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio **William** Schuman Violin Concerto, right?When I first bought that album, my mind immediately went to Robert Schumann, and it did not take me long to realize, wrong Schuman(n) 😁 
recommendation for a high end analog system
May also want to check, double-check, and try different Impedance and gain settings on your phono pre to make sure you are getting the most from your 103. But, you may have already done that. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Václav Neumann conducts Martinů - Symphonies 3,4,&5. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Supraphon 1982 Czechoslovakia 
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@spiritofradio I’ve been curious about that Schuman Concerto.  How is it?  It’s engaging. Modern, and pretty intense. What you might expect for a young Tilson Thomas. Although it is a subjective thing whether you may like it or not.I just finished... 
recommendation for a high end analog system
Well, you have already started to figure out where to start, and as a SOTA owner myself, I would stick with that. As you say, your friend has the same, and his rig sounds better. So….I believe your arm is basically a Jelco, perhaps a 750, rebrande... 
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Walter Piston - Symphony No. 2 & William Schuman - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon 1971, German release 
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Reiner conducts Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Chicago Symphony. RCA Red Seal ‘Living Stereo’ reissue late 60’s. Originally 1960 
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@slaw Steve, Target struck again, they had that Norah Live set for $26 shipped. Bought it. Seems like a bargain.