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What song have you played the most?
+1 funeral for a friend/ love lies bleeding  . One of the best songs ever recorded !Time by Pink Floyd , they really knew how to record feeling of infinite space.. 
For SACD fans only
Denafrips and PS audio do not have the same I2S pinout.. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ghost - prequelle Queen - Innuendo Tony joe white - closer to the truth Norah jones - not to late Muse - simulation theory  
Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl
Miller is right in this matter,  you need better feets..I like Solid tech feets of silence ( there is plenty of other doing the same thing) isonoe is OK but spring based solutions are better . Then it is the question of the tonearm mounted on 1200... 
I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats
Oyaide br-12 is a very nice mat . If you find one.. 
B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's
Why not ATC instead of Bowers and Wilkinson? More pleasant to my ears,  not so glossy though 😁 
New cables - To judge now or after burn in period?
Maybe try another brand , like chord cables or Shunyata.. 
Power cord choice?
Please all . Stop with the electricity flows like water or oil or any other liquid.  That's not how it works and you should know better.  
Tube Preamp - What to buy?
Save up some more money and get ear 912 .. the only preamp you need . With a phonostage that is superb. And it looks good too ! 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
@gochurchgo Jeff made an adaptor plate that fit technics base .  
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
Build quality is .. It's all plastic on the gr .. the housing is a plastic can everything inside the can is more plastic, the pivot is plastic. All but the tube .. So yes the old mk2 tonearm is better! The platter and engine is way better on GR th... 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
As stated above, it's just not good enough. What I'm saying is, it's not up to par with the rest of the turntable. If the mk2 tonearm would have fit I'd put that in the gr , because it's better.  Saying this because I compared ..What surprised me ... 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
To make a short story,  I bought the fairly new 1200gr ,having an old 1200mk2 hoping this would be a step up .And it was (kind of) , starting with the usual tweaks ( new silver litz tonearm wire from zavfino , furutech next gen silver rca ) that d... 
Separate Amp for AV receiver
I'm looking at my avr-x4300H right now and it gets the job done for movie sound.  !  . Only !!  
mystery muffled mids
To quote Herb Reichert " all speakers are not for all music "