noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Basie & Zoot – Basie & Zoot (Pablo 1976)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Gilmour – David Gilmour (Harvest 1978)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Malicorne – Malicorne (Hexagone 1975)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Hear Music 2009)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
CocoRosie – Grey Oceans (Sub Pop 2010)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Count Basie – Basie Jam #2 (Pablo 1977)  
ARC repair needed
You can use freezer spray to check for cold joints.  
Do Turntables sound better with time?
@mijostyn Bearing uses a proprietary grease so, yeah, it needs thinning or spreading. Manufacturer’s instruction. Cartridge is Decca. No rubber.  
Do Turntables sound better with time?
@mijostyn my turntable bearing needs 20 minutes warm up every session. In most cases I do not believe components "Break In." Transducers might but not electronics, turntables or tonearms  
OCC and Litz wires - Furutech Alfa series, Neotech, Cardas
I use Neotech UP-OCC PTFE and it is excellent. 14 gauge might be enough. 12 is stiff.  
How can I connect to 2 bluetooth devices at once on my TV
Newer Samsung TVs have dual Bluetooth.   
ARC repair needed
Sounds like a thermal issue on one side which is invoking a protection circuit. Can you swap the speaker leads to see if the fault moves to the other side? If it does, it's a speaker or cabling issue.   
ARC repair needed
What does, "is going out" mean? They’re only worth around $700 or so and can be unreliable. Maybe the Mk2 is more reliable although your experience suggests not.  
McIntosh MT5 vs Rega 8 or 10
Spend on an equivalent Clearaudio (upon which the McIntosh is based). And use the savings to get a better separate phono amp and Nagaoka MP500..  
Grounding a turntable and a tonearm
Humidifier.