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A pitch too High!
Buy a new stylus for your Grado, you can even find a better stylus and it will be an upgrade in sound quality.   
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
Look for Technics EPA-100 tonearm, It’s 10.5 inch tonearm, one of the best you can buy for your SP-15, they are often available on ebay (in perfect condition) from the Japanese sellers.    
A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do?
He replied tersely that he doesn’t listen to music anymore and to toss them. Soundse sad. I gather he’s still having some problems. (He generally won’t speak to any of our other friends either). Would be nice to buy him a turntable and speakers... 
How Long Cables From Turntable to Preamp?
The best solution for you if turntable is so far away from the rest of the system is balanced XLR interconnect cables from your phono stage to your amp. Simply put your phono stage with balanced output near turntable and run balanced interconnecs ... 
Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important?
The 500 $ Cartridge is on a 10k $ Turntable / arm combination will sound better than the expensive cartridge on a wobbly basis. what will sound even better is a balanced system 50% turntable /tonearm, 25% cartridge and 25% phono preamplifier. ... 
If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ...
Chakster mentioned the Luxman PD444, it is a great looking TT, If I had known about it when I bought my JVC Victor, I might have preferred it. One for a decent price, you would need to add one or two tonearms to this price, and a cartridge http... 
Ikeda 407 Tone Arms - New or Vintage
Audiogon provides an excellent forum for audiophiles to discuss and debate all things audio.   @dover This is why you have to discuss AUDIO, nothing else, because nobody cares about your opinion on how to sell our used/vintage gear, where and ... 
If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ...
Last year we shipped super rare and the most complicated Victor TT-101 direct drive to Fidelis Analog for refurbishing and calibration, if you have money it’s not a big deal to make your vintage DD just like new (if there is a problem).    
Ikeda 407 Tone Arms - New or Vintage
The key to using the arm with a high compliance cartridge is to get the counterweight as close to the pivot point as possible, which may require using a heavier counterweight for the higher compliance cartridge. It’s counter intuitive. W250 bla... 
Stanton T62 Turntable
It’s not even for DJing as you might think, because the choice of professional (vinyl) DJs is always Technics SL1200 mk2 and higher. Stanton is just a cheap toy for amateurs who can’t afford Technics, normally teenagers pretending to be a DJs. Af... 
If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ...
Stay away from Thorens and Music Hall if you want a proper DD turntable. Look for Technics SP-10 mk2, Denon DP-80, Luxman PD-444, Victor TT-81 that you can buy in a perfect working condition (can be refurbished if you want). Japanese sellers are o... 
A pitch too High!
The housecleaner is me, but can't stop with cartridges @mijostyn  :)   
Ikeda 407 Tone Arms - New or Vintage
Fidelity-Research tonearm like the FR-64fx is one of those great vintage tonearms anyone can use today, the arm can be used with high compliance cartridges with stock counterweight and with low compliance cartridges with optional W250 heavy counte... 
blue light arround glass tube its risk?
One of my RCA Globe 45 tube (from the 1930s) dead soon after the purple glow show.   
A pitch too High!
Don’t listen to people who destroy their records by not protecting them from dust.   @mijostyn If you can detect some dust let me know:   A typical "destroyed record" as I never used ultrasonic cleaners, I don’t wash records, I just buy...