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mulveling,"...I’m not the kind of audiophile to listen to Krall/Barber/Stanley/SRV/Dire Straits on repeat all the time..."You may be one of the very rare audiophiles that uses a turntable with a repeat ability. 
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
slaw,I am writing from the memory so I may mess something up, but it was recorded on the cassette or a Mini Disc, I think. One song is from the portable recorder next to the drummer, etc. Hardly an audiophile set-up. It does convey the atmosphere ... 
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
Mary Lee’s Corvette - Blood On the Tracks (by Bob Dylan) at Arlene Grocery.The guy from the audience at the beginning of Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts is fantastic. Speaking of real Bob Dylan fan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YLehh_t62... 
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"Then if you have a turntable that doesn't have a removable head, in order to scope your stylus you need to remove the whole cartridge, correct?"Even if your turntable has a removable headshell, make sure it can fit under the microscope. Or just g... 
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geoffkait,I would never copy your style. When I quote you, I make sure it is obvious poke at your style. Our styles are different. Mine is simply more polished and harder to find non-sense in it.I am not saying your style is not good for someone. ... 
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geoffkait,Always quick on the trigger, always shootng in the dark. Nothing new and it does not matter. Hey, New, Dark, and Matter.I thought that New Dark Matter will remain relevant as people will need topics to joke about. 
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"geoffkait is the Oscar Wilde of this joint, and that's good enough for me."True, New Dark Matter has a chance to remain relevant. 
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"Not sure that make a lot of styli out of wurtzite boron nitride."I see a business opportunity right there. The market is hungry for new giant slayer in audio. Beeswax fuses, liquid cables, Rhodium outlets, graphene, time to go bye bye. We present... 
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Does it have to be naturally occuring hardest substance? 
Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?
Wait, there are actual drivers here who drive automatic transmission cars? You must be kidding. Even Porsche can be ordered without it. I thought you guys are serious about driving and after ten pages I find out it is just a pose. 
Buying a new TT today
snilf,Ok, do not keep us in suspense. Which Denon is that? 
Buying a new TT today
This is an unusual thread. Not helpful. All the recommendations make sense in their own way. I started with thinking "turntable (Technics 1200GR)" then read millercarbon's view so I switched to "cartridge", then like that back and forth.The only t... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
geoffkait,"That’s what happens when you don’t get past high school."I admit. All those years of school afterwards were a bit too much. I should have skipped them and joined you at McDonald’s to deliver a billion smiles. 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
Gold is gold. Enjoy the way it shines. 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
Evet that trickle....It is a waterfall you depend on.