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Relative Spending on Turntables and Cartridges
IMO it depends how good the tonearm is. I own a Rega P9 RB1000 which the tonearm makes the P9 a standout mid-price table, I currently have a Goldring Legacy with about 400hrs on it. Started with an AT OC 9 MK2 which probably gave me over 1000 hour... 
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+1 @tomic601 Interesting note Jackson Browne had his first 7 albums certified platinum in the US. Quite an accomplishment considering the mature adult lyrical content. Need to find a mint original pressing of The Pretender and Late For The Sky, my... 
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Metallica-...And Justice For All Side 2The Blackwood Brothers Quartet-Amazing Grace Side 2John Coltrane-Coltrane Plays the Blues Side 1Pointer Sisters-Energy Side 2Greta Van Fleet-Anthem Of The Peaceful Army Side 1Joni Mitchell-Clouds Side 2Sarah ... 
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Ella Fitzgerald-The Best of the Song Books(Verve CD) Getting my vinyl playlist ready for tonight! 
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Pink Floyd-A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Side 1Ray Charles-Volcanic Action Of My Soul Side 1Stephen Stills-2 Side 2Steppenwolf-Live Side 4Johnny Griffin-White Gardenia(Mono RLP 387) Side 1Verdi-La Forza Del Destino(Callas/Tucker/Rossi-Lemeni) Side 1... 
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Dave Matthews Band-Crash(CD) My vinyl warm up is in progress 
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@noromance +1 Erroll Garner. Just curious about the sound quality? 
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Jo Stafford/Art Van Damme Quintet-Once Over Lightly(CL 968 Mono 6 Eye) Side 2Santana-Abraxas(Early Pressing w/poster) Side 1CCR-Pendulum Side 2Prokofiev-Classical Symphony(Bernstein MS 7159) Side 1The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album(MFSL 1-117) Side... 
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McLaughlin-Di Meola-De Lucia-Passion Grace & Fire Sony K2 HD +CDMy vinyl night warm up in progress. 
All New Acoustic Energy AE520 Flagship Loudspeakers // The Carbon Fiber Giant Killers ?!
Speakers can't be judged by specs alone. The British have been known to be conservative when regarding specs. 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
Jo Stafford/Art Van Damme Quintet-Once Over Lightly.Columbia CL 968 Mono 6 Eye 1957.Found a mint copy(jacket and vinyl) at a thrift store for 49 cents.Is not comparable to most audiophile recordings, Recorded in mono it does have that beaming effe... 
You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups)
Since your the OP I must follow your rules.Jim Morrison-The Doors 
You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups)
Jim Morrison-The DoorsFreddie Mercury-QueenDonald Fagen-Steely Dan 
Looking to buy an inexpensive home entertainment center or shelves for gear, CD and LPs
For vinyl storage the Sefour RS 300 is tough to beat for around $200. Albums rest on sturdy metal rods(no cave in worries) and can hold 80-100 albums per(4x) shelf. The unit looks decent enough even in a high end set up 
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Billy Joel-The Nylon Curtain Side 1Ed Bruce-The Tennessean Side 1Kiri Te Kanawa--Blue Skies Side 1ELO-Out Of The Blue Side 3Poison-Open Up And Say... Ahh! Side 2David + David-Boomtown Side 1Barbara Cook-It's Better With A Band Side 1Wild Bill Davi...