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Why is NASCAR suddenly topping the charts?
https://youtu.be/Af3vjJYGQJ4?t=105 
Record Mats In Combination With Weights
The lighter weight that will accomplish the same effect without putting excess strain on the bearing is called a clamp.Turns out the extremely light weight Origin Live Gravity One record weight (barely 2oz) works far better than any weight or clam... 
Why is NASCAR suddenly topping the charts?
Let's go Brandon is an epithet?  
Soundsmith Strain Gauge - Thank You!
Know just what you mean. Herron VTPH2A. Koetsu Black Goldline. SG is really gonna be so much better?? Yeah, I think so. Or else why bother? I got the table, got the arm, nice rack and all, but I never heard me one of them primo top shelf carts. So... 
Whether to do anything about the limitations of our ears
I answered your question in the very same post, you just selected one part and apparently didn’t read it all. Measurements, meters, microphones, all those things measure pressure waves. You can look at a printout to see what a meter thinks of pres... 
Phono Hum Question
OP: Where might the ground potential be different? Also OP, same post: when the phono stage is plugged into a separate circuit, no hum at all, phono ground changes nothing.States the answer, then asks the question he just answered. Fascinating. Th... 
Soundsmith Strain Gauge - Thank You!
As you probably know the cartridge and electronics are all the same, only the stylus and preamp features changes. Mine's the SGS200 with wood cabinet and SGS6 stylus, one with I'm told about 200 hours the other one brand new 0 hours. While waiting... 
$4000 budget for amp and preamp
At $4k the choice is simple: Raven Blackhawk integrated. I've had mine a while now, run it with speakers as power-hungry as 87dB no problem, with sub out and remote I use it for music mostly but also movies. You will not believe this but 20W is pl... 
Love my new amp and pre-amp
Always nice when it sounds good right out of the box.  
How do you listen?
Didn't even know you could get 85dB out of a iPhone. New Pro, I guess. 
120hz hum coming from all-tube system - but only at high volumes
If it was there all the time and only became audible at high volume then I would say it is just the way it is, perfectly normal run of the mill noise, and you can track it down if you think it is worth it. But "occasionally" and "fine for a bit" t... 
Phono Hum Question
You know how to get rid of the hum and enjoy silent bliss. So what is the problem? 
How do you listen?
Some tracks sound best at a certain volume for the simple reason they were mastered to be that way. This is due to our hearing not being linear but corresponding to equal loudness contours mapped by Fletcher and Munson. We do not hear all frequenc... 
Tube vs solid state (with all apologies)
Unfortunately you have already complicated things by choosing speakers that severely limit amplifier choices. There are a great many excellent sounding speakers that are so easy to drive you can do fine with as little as 20 watts. Mine have no pro... 
Mismatched Dual Subwoofers
Sealed cabinets tend to start rolling off earlier than ported, but at a lower rate. All rooms have bass reinforcement, with often times the most at the higher end of the low bass, the same area where ported subs have higher output. As you go down ...