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@curiousjim Android. Samsung S21. The native browser croaks on the forum. Started a few weeks ago. So I switched to Chrome. That had the ads. They were top and bottom but tolerable. Yesterday, they started popping up in line over the posts. It was... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‎– The Boatman's Call (Strumm 1997)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Esben And The Witch – Nowhere (Season Of Mist 2018)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various – Intended Play (Matador & True Panther 2011-2012) Worth it for Esben And The Witch - Hexagons II (The Flight) alone.  
Dual Subwoofers?
Two subs are better than one.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
String Driven Thing – The Machine That Cried (Charisma 1973) Quirky somewhat masterpiece.  
Interconnects - better before preamp or after preamp?
Better cables closer to the source. The better the quality of signal feeding the pre, the better the output from the pre.  
Audio Rack Opinions
That Plycraft is $3700. I'd be off to the lumber yard to build my own for 10% the cost or even stack up a 3" maple butcher block on some concrete blocks. Which is exactly what I did. Sounds so much better than the steel frame and granite unit and ... 
Audiogon infested with pop-up ads
Thanks @dill . Does Ghostery block ads in YouTube. That's another mess.   
Audiogon infested with pop-up ads
I just switched to MS Edge and all is well again. It's worth seeing the virgin forum. It's whack-a-mole with pop-ups.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Leaving The Commonwealth (Thrill Jockey 2011)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – Medicine County (Damaged Goods 2009)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio I only have the Harvest UK original and it sounds real good (NM) despite having been played scores of times.  
Tannoy Reds - Orange dust cap vs Black dust cap? Please advise
Looks like the black caps were just not as well made. See here. Tannoy Silver versus Gold - Speakers • Canuck Audio Mart Hifi and Audio Forum  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Betty Smith – For My Friends Of Song (June Appal Recordings 1977) Appalachian folk. Love it.