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Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system
If you don't want mass market boxes there is a pair of Devore Gibbons on sale here for $1500. May not be the best for electronic and pop, but your taste can expand in the near future. 
Analogue synergy
I thought that Brinkmann made tonearms too. Why not them? 
seeking turntable recommendations
Turntable for hard-earned dollars? Something really good that you wouldn't want to upgrade soon?Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm. That would be about $1500 in excellent condition. But they are not easy to find, few sell them. As for the cartridge for... 
Budgeting for 2011 Music and Gear
Hard to know. Records in Mint condition can be quite expensive. But probably 75/25 - gear/music. 
Cartridge life really only 3 years??
If it ain't broke - replace it right away; because it might break at any moment. 
How a turntable is like a gym membership
"recording mediums other than vinyl". You mean tape?I certainly prefer to deal with tape. Vinyl is better for archive. 
How a turntable is like a gym membership
The purpose of confession is to maintain the sin. Of course, it's good.I like compilations too, that's what I have Nakamichi deck for. And I try to use the very best tapes. In fact, when I make a copy from digital source, it sounds a little better... 
LAST Record Preservative - Application Techniques
I don't really have a reluctance to use proven things, that's why I asked you specifically about Last. But I would be suspicious of 'new and improved better than anything else' cleaning solutions.Ebm, what do you hope to accomplish? First, when we... 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
He is not asking how to spend his money.Well, I was close - you may need to increase it to $55k. 
LAST Record Preservative - Application Techniques
Hi.I see. I of course want to have clean records but even more important for me is safety to the vinyl. There are records that would be very difficult and expensive to replace. I would prefer to use only distilled water, but that's not good enough. 
LAST Record Preservative - Application Techniques
Karma 16, do you use Last products for cleaning records too? 
how do you determine anti-skate settings?
Just set everything by ear with some reservations for VTF; you don't want to be too far outside the specified range. What seems to be the problem? 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
Yeah, get them all into your house at the same time and have those guys run around with different cables, amplifiers and other damn things. But maybe you'll have to increase it a little to,say,$50k. 
Help me pick a phono preamp
First, there is a Simaudio Moon LP3 on sale at musicdirect.com for $350 new. It is not at all 5.3 but might be an improvement in your system; and you can send it back if you don't like it.Now let me tell you what I did though it cost me $1.5k not ... 
Opinions please re: the MM cartridges on Mus. Hall
Aside from your point, it would be interesting to hear your impressions if you put Dyna on Music Hall and Goldring on VPI. Some people put Goldrings, like 1042, on quite expensive arms/tables; and some just don't accept MCs at all. Personally, I d...