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Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding?
That's a lot of interference.  Likely Wi-Fi or cell tower. If it's not a sensitive tube issue, you could try adding a 100k grid stopper resistor on the input pin of the first tube.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi – There Is No Other (Nonesuch 2019) Stunning album. Music, recording and vinyl. Recommended.   
Speakers need to be placed close to back wall. Help
@theaudioamp +1 A pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 50 on decent stands for under a grand would probably blow them away. What amp and source? Cables?  
Garrard 301 restore
@fsonicsmith Platter definitely has a big impact. I’ve swapped out my PAC 20mm oversized aluminum platter for the original just to compare. The original sounds imprecise and small while the PAC one sound stable, weighty, increased finer detail and... 
Garrard 301 restore
I'm not sure that is true. Although, I'm speaking for 401, I have one in a full ply plinth and one in 50mm slate. The slate one is the more lively and detailed of the two. The sound with a slate plinth and top end tonearm and cartridge will soun... 
Update on my TT causing distortion at higher volume
Nagaoka MP300  
Connecting dual subs with speakon connectors
Red and yellow (together) to + / black to – on each channel on the power amp.  
Connecting dual subs with speakon connectors
@ghdprentice The high level input (100k impedence) on the subs is designed to be connected to the speaker outs on the power amp.   
New user phono question. Comes with free story.
YOLO. Grab the bull by the horns and get the following:  Pioneer PLX1000, Nagaoka MP110, Schiit Mani phono amp, Spin Clean, decent set of RCA cables.  
New user phono question. Comes with free story.
This is exactly how I imagined it would sound given the cheap table and mid-fi integrated with built-in phono amp. Right now the sound is thin, lacking detail, and fatiguing.  
Check Youtube for new Joni Mitchell videos...
Very moving stuff. There's a bunch of songs.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Calexico - Algiers (Anti 2012)  
Garrard 301 restore
With your budget, it might be less hassle to buy a plinth from Europe. https://www.ebay.com/itm/114756699689  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
P J Harvey  ‎– To Bring You My Love (Island 1995)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patsy Cline – I Can't Forget You (Hilltop 1966)