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Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's
@donvito that's what I find pleasing to look at. To each his own.  
LP Cleaning Services
@mahler123  I don't see how it wouldn't boost their business if they just offered a $4 cleaning service of what you purchase, I would gladly pay for it. That would mean more profit on the cleaning than on the album.  
LP Cleaning Services
@lmn600 you linked a house cleaning company  
LP Cleaning Services
I have emailed every local record store a few months ago and none offered cleaning services nor they clean the LPs before selling them. Yet, every single one of them had one or to cleaning machines near their registers. I was finally told that th... 
Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's
@yogiboy you are right. My apologies. What was I thinking.  Entering my opinion about looks on an anonymous forum? Here is a constructive angle: if you are to build stands that you will look at all day, make them pretty.    
Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's
the TonTraegers look hideous  
Integrated amp recommendation
wow. did we need a separate post for it?   
Beatles vs. Stones
The Beatles is pretty much the Sun in music, in every direction. Pure perfection for the most part. The Stones is a mess, but it works. And it works well. They contributed about 12 songs to humanity that are brilliant and elevate the listeners lif... 
Integrated amp recommendation
@jjss49  #1 "35-40 dacs in 3 years..." #2 "ended up buying all 3 of my choices" #3 "150 cartridges" ... it's a never ending list  
Shipping a turntable with plinth from England to USA
btw I totally support you to make it happen. Does it have a 110V switch?  
Shipping a turntable with plinth from England to USA
when was the last time anyone said: "I regret that I just went to England?" :) https://tinyurl.com/3j8nupfb  
Shipping a turntable with plinth from England to USA
theoretically, if you ship an extra luggage for your flight, they will charge you a $100 So if you find someone travelling from England, it is what it takes.  I brought stranger things crossing the Big Blue once or twice a year for the last 30 ye... 
Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+ -OR- Moon 110lp v2 -OR- Parasound ZPhono XRM Phono
thanks @oddiofyl hopefully something from those 10K components trickled down....  
Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
@gosta as I said it was my opinion. Enjoy whatever you prefer. Music we listen to is not something we choose to impress others  
Shipping a turntable with plinth from England to USA
there are many ways to ship it, DHL is generally on the cheaper end. Shipping a container is around $3K, imagine how many of your box it would fit and what would the cost break down to. If you want it by air, yes, more expensive but still under a ...