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Grado Stylus Upgrade
Chakster,In the 8MZ body, would the difference between the XTZ & the TLZ stylus insert be large, or in that body would it be about the same?  
Grado Stylus Upgrade
My mistake the arm is a Victor UA-7045. Not sure where the 750 came from...  
Grado Stylus Upgrade
The Grado 8MZ signature cartridge is sweet. I have one mounted on a Victor 750 tonearm & it's about the best (overall) I've had in my system.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Neil Young / Neil Young 
What used speakers raraely come up for sale
Lowther (any of them) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jerry Garcia / Compliments of GarciaSlaw, Nice choice with Son Volt! 
Teckton OB Sigma speaker
Very impressed with the OB Sigma's. I've got about 100 hours on them now. Very wide sound stage with amazing depth, detail & clarity. The only thing the Lowthers do better is pin point imaging. But that said, I've had 15 years with them & ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Stone Jack Jones / Love & Torture 
Moving from MM to MC
I took out an old empire 4000d/III from my stash this week after not using it for 25 or so years (been running LOMC during that time frame) & am absolutely amazed at the sound quality this old cartridge delivers. That said, although you don't ... 
Let's talk cartrige loading.
I agree with Folkfreak completely. I take what is recommended as a suggestion and start there. It doesn't always stay at that point. Case in point; the cartridge I have now is recommended to be set at 100. I run it at 800 because that is what soun... 
Teckton OB Sigma speaker
Just ordered a pair of these this afternoon. Looking forward to hearing them. Currently running Lowthers (for about the last 15 years) and although I really like them I've had my eye on the sigma's for about 6 months now. I also went with the upgr... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bonnie Prince Billy / Wolf of the cosmosI don't always like his style, but I'm digging it tonight! 
speaker cable prices
Oyaide speaker cable uses PCOCC wire & is very good for the money.  
Favorite Dylan?
He has sooooo much OUTSTANDING music out there. Not sure there can be a wrong answer. My wife got real sick of listening to him when we were going out. Now after all these years, She still doesn't like him but tolerates me nonetheless.   
Benz Micro Ace Sh hours
It could be the vacuum tubes in the Jolida are going bad. IME you'll hear them deteriorate the way you described first. Just a thought since the cartridge should be good beyond 700 hours. Tubes on the other hand are unpredictable.