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Why vinyl?
People who buy, listen too and cherish good vinyl in the end could not care any less about the ones who must stand on some soapbox to cry "Vinyl is Dead!" I mean why bother? You want your lossy MP3, iPod cr*p? Good, go listen to it. Lossy digital ... 
Technics SL1200MK2 Cartridge Discussion
Spraglow,The 1200 and 1210Mk5 are basically the same. The 120o is silver the 1210 is black (charcoal) with a space for an extra head shell. The 1210M5G has factory upgraded tonearm cables and more features suited for DJing or scratch along with a ... 
Got a New CD Player and Now I'm Bummed
I agree just wait... Heightened expectations and the thrill of new gear can skew thoughts and opinion in comparing gear. As the new gear settles in and you get accustom to it your point of view may shift.Sometimes the fact that something sounds di... 
Technics SL1200MK2 Cartridge Discussion
I will shortly have my SL-1200mkII modified with Cardas tonearm rewire from KAB USA. When it arrives I am going to put my Denon DL-110 on it. The match should be very nice and I can hardly wait to get it up and running.I am currently running a Tec... 
Do You Remember Your First CD Player?
Philips CDP101. I bought it June 1984. It is still in the family. It impressed me for being different than vinyl but in reality now 24 years later I realize that vinyl is still king but CD's will too always have a place for me. 
Finding ultra-pure water locally...
Any Pharmacy will likely have distilled and often including deionised water too and usually pretty cheap. I can get 4 L = 1 gallon worth for $2.00. 
How did you get into vinyl?
For me I was at an age when vinyl was still the rule for best consumer audio playback (early 1980's). I got for my 15th. birthday a nice little component stereo, a JVC RS-11 receiver, JVC LA-11 belt drive turntable and Shure M75 cartridge. The spe...