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Whats on your turntable tonight?
A bunch of the new Original Source from DG   - Ozawa Ravel BSO Ma Mere - Messien- quartet for the end of time  -  bruckner Symphony #7 - Mahler #5 - furtwangler- studio recordings also Johanna Martzy on Lost Recordings       
antiskate disc
+1 macg19  
What is your vinyl commitment?
hmmm - I guess it would be HIGH - zero CD's only vinyl..... +1 chuck Just a sidebar.... about 15 years ago, I was fooling with an old Dynaco PAS3 pre. I replaced all caps, wire, resisters, and power supply, added a new Alps vol control and bypas... 
Buying used from Canada
@jasonbourne71 +++++++++++++++1  
MacArthur Park
oh yeah the RH version for me. One of my first purchases after I discovered Discogs. My wife hates this song but I love the tune and the arrangement, the chord changes and time changes. Webb was a great writer and arranger. Love the tunes Glen Cam... 
lightning storm
Thank you for your responses. Much appreciated and I will be turning everything off and disconnecting in the future.  
My Favorite Tweaks, What is yours?
springs under my speakers. WOW. wall-mount for TT. Upgrading cart. Tubes vs SS  
Garrard 301 - Project
@dogberry - LD reference is available now.  https://www.londondecca.com/ld-cartridges and you can email sales@londondecca.com. I purchased a SuperGold from Stewart about a year ago. Could not be happier. If the SG sounds this good, I cannot ima... 
Next step in a turntable upgrade path
SOTA turntables. Might be out of your price range but you can sometimes find them used. Made in WI. And Decware phone stage. Made in IL. I have both and love them. Also Blue Jean cables. I think made in OR? Not sure but US made.  
DIN Phono Cable
I just purchased at TA with 5 pin DIN. The standard appears to be 5 pin Male at the TA, but you should ask just to be sure. The cables I looked at were all 5 pin females at the TA to RCA, so it worked fine. Much easier and direct than the connecto... 
Favorite rock/pop male voices
Frank - Sinatra :-) Tony Bennett Vince Gill Mark Knopfler   
The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening
great post. Thank you. I LOVE sitting in my man-cave listening to albums for hours - I think my wife does too! And yes, the ritual of actually having to get up and change the record - and clean the record with the brush - and/or RCM. And reading t... 
Cutting Amplifiers
So really you are asking about the mastering process and the mastering engineers. Analogue Productions; Kevin Gray; Sterling Sound; Bernie Grundman; Doug Sax; Bill Schnee - just off the top of my head. For any remaster, I ALWAYS look to see who di... 
Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality?
+1 for I've Got the Music in Me - I think it is one of SL's best sounding albums. Period. Also - Umbrella - Rob McConnell Big Band Jazz - D2D ANY of the new Original Source releases from DG. All re-mastered recordings from 50's, 60's, 70's - at ... 
High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates?
+1 on @bdp24 - LD are servicing ALL Decca cartridges from whenever and wherever.