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DAC Vibrations?
Having mentioned plate, try with and without to see if you notice any difference. Your perception is what matters. P.S. This post ought to be in Digital section.  
What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats.
I concur with avanti, based on personal experience. I settled on Hexmat Yellow Bird on acrylic platter of Clearaudio, brings out more details yet not harsh and fatiguing.  
Top turntables under $2k
Marantz TT-15S1 (by Clearaudio). Not that I am unbiased.  
Cartridge position on headshell . . .
If the stylus is at different location, in relation to the headshell, that the previous cartridge that would indicate that one of the cartridges was not placed correctly or maybe even both.  
Never heard an amp do this before, ideas?
Kind of off the subject. Is it not detrimental for tube amp not having a load (speaker connected) on the output while being turned on? From the video it looks like the speaker is connected to only one channel. I could be wrong, but I think it is a... 
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
I switched from 2M Black to Hana ML on Clearaudio table and consider it significant upgrade. Like it much better, more pleasant presentation. At least for me. Tom  
Whizzer cone drivers
The Lowther Shout of Zu Cubes was nothing but ear piercing for me.  
1st cartridge upgrade on 1st TT
Why to downgrade from Vincent to Shiit, that is really strange.  
recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each
I have experienced the difference between high and low output MC cartridges switching from Hana MH to ML. ML seems to have more miniscule details in its sound reproduction. I am using QHW Vinyl phono stage, see M. Fremer's review, and I like very ... 
CD transports; do they really matter
From my personal experience. I had been using Arcam 192 CD player, not too shabby in its days, as a transport with Denafrips Ares II, it was big improvement over Arcam inside DAC. Then I bought Cambridge CXC transport and the improvement was reall... 
Advice needed on MC cartridges
Switched from 2M Black to Hana ML which I think is much more relaxed, still detailed and melodic but not as aggressive as Ortofon. Overall much better experience for me. There were few recordings i.e.. Tina Turner's What's love got to do with it, ... 
Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product?
Allegedly Rega Carbon is AT3600L, which could be purchased for half the price of Carbon. Just saying.    
Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product?
If , after swapping channels at the cartridge, the silent channel moved to the other one, that is the proof that the catridge itself is faulty  
Zephyr MIMC vs Hana ML
I had switched from 2M Black to Hana ML and noticed quite a difference. Ortofon sounded harsh and sometimes annoying to my ears. Hana is, as some described, LUSH, very relaxed and still detailed. Much more pleasant to listen to in my book.  
Will I Hear A Difference?
Based on my experience, you will hear substantial difference. I had switched from Music Hall 5 to Marantz TT15S1 transferring Ortofon 2M Black from one to the other. All other system components the same. The difference was huge in every aspect of ...