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Turntable feedback
What Hifiman said. Get the turntable out from the corner of the room. Also, you have told us nothing about where the turn table is located with respect to the speakers and the sub woofer. For all I know it is sitting on top of the subwoofer, which... 
Need help to know the value of these items
Never heard of any audio product from a company called "Russ L".  Are you sure it's not "Russell" or similar, with a few letters wiped away?  Even under the name Russell, it rings no bell with me.  However, a Shishido 2A3 amplifier with Tango tran... 
Well Tempered Labs Record Player, thoughts on a used one?
Uber, did you buy the WT, and if so what do you think of it? I usually keep my head down on WT tonearm questions, because I once had to mount a cartridge in a Reference version and grew to hate it. Also it seemed to homogenize the sound; everythin... 
Need help to know the value of these items
I recommend Audiogon or Audio Asylum Trader or US Audiomart ahead of eBay. You will find knowledgeable and honest buyers via those three venues, way better than eBay. 
Need help to know the value of these items
Cesar, I realize we are not using your native language, but I specifically asked about the plinth, and "asmith99" re-enforced my other question: grease-bearing or oil-bearing?  (The word "plinth" in English means the base or the substructure into ... 
To what level do phono cartridges age?
In my direct experience, it's a total crap shoot.  I have cartridges that are 40 and more years old that sound wonderful.  And I have some others with similar age that are clearly not what they used to be.  I would hesitate to name names or to say... 
Need help to know the value of these items
 The Garrard 301 has a very definite value in the marketplace. Just look up the prices of other units that may be for sale at this moment, and use those data as a guide. It would also help if you would say what version of the Garrard you have ther... 
SOTA Cosmos and other models - lean sounding?
I would guess that the cosmos might sound lean compared to the Sapphire  in that it would be less colored, which is a good thing. But in general, no, I don’t think the cosmos taken by itself would be a lean sounding turntable. I think it is likely... 
Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question?
Audiophilia Nervosa is the term.Yes the issue might affect both VTA and azimuth. 
Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question?
Wha....?Your opening statement was based on one trial?Which is it that seemed "to have some benefits in some ways"?  Locking or not locking? 
Trying to find/identify a very specific step up transformer
If the review was published "a few months ago", it should be a simple matter to work backwards on the internet and find it.  Even if you don't subscribe to either the digital or hard copy versions of Stereophile, you can probably access the tables... 
Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question?
Someone else perhaps on Vinyl Asylum recently suggested that the locking mechanism, because of the way it intercalates with the threads on the vertical shaft, causes a slight change in VTA when engaged.  Could your observation be due to something ... 
Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter
Perhaps with further trolling he could have pulled up an SP10 Mk3.Anyway, that's a remarkable story. 
Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter
+3!But what estupido let that beautiful thing sit in water for god knows how long?  Did you find it while SCUBA diving? 
Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter
Wow! Great job.But what about the rest of the chassis?  Have you been able to restore the function of the electronics?