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Scary white substance on Polyethylene Sleeves
You maybe right on… an email reply today from sleeve city…   Thank you for contacting us.  This is something that we have seen occasionally over the years.  Per the manufacturer, the powder substance will not do any harm to the records, but it i... 
Scary white substance on Polyethylene Sleeves
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Scary white substance on Polyethylene Sleeves
I’m just hoping that Polyethelyne will eventually not be found out to be just as bad as PVC   
Animals 2018 Mix LP - Mistracking?
Just ordered another from Amazon. Turns out it was a pressing defect. Very odd, I could have sworn it was just a drum resonating.  Never can be surprised by this hobby, even after 30 years.   
Animals 2018 Mix LP - Mistracking?
Thank you @gakerty for taking the time to check it out for me. I checked my stylus setup/bias, raised the tracking force and it’s still doing it. It does sound like a drum resonance rattle. I’ll order another copy to check it out to rule out a pre... 
Spendor A7 in a 9X11 Room?
Profile room is 10x10 but open to another 15’. Room is effectively 10X25’. I’m contemplating a move to a 9X11 closed room. This is the reason for my question… will I have to get standmounts like PMC 22i or will the Spendor A7 be okay in the new ro... 
Gain setting on Rega Aura with Apheta 3
Thank you for your input. Although through internet searching I’m reading both. Best I guess is for me try both and see where I like it. So far the higher gain gets me closer to cd line volume.