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300B Advice
@willgolf Thanks for that link. That's the evening sorted.  @ghdprentice You're right. The Takatsuki is splendid. The warmth and lushness you ascribed to it is there but not in a mushy way at all. It's the long sustain being captured that fills t... 
300B Advice
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Manley Stingray Users
12BH7A draws more heater current and could be causing an issue.   
300B Advice
However, some are lush and warm whole others are open and transparent.   
How do you organize all this turntable paraphernalia??
@dover It would be a real treat to see all this in a Virtual Systems post.  
Analog vs. digital
@rvpiano The Deccas are listed in Systems in more detail. Basically modded Super Gold and Golds.  
Analog vs. digital
@rvpiano System dependant? My analog end in one system is absolutely more finely etched than my digital. Decca cartridges and ESLs will do that!  
Why do hipsters prefer analog?
I intervened when hipsters at Newbury Comics had the $50 DSOTM in one hand and a $69 Crosley in the other.  
what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?
Tainted Love (Gloria Jones 1965) covered by Soft Cell.  
what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?
Shipbuilding (Elvis Costello/Clive Langer 1982) covered by Robert Wyatt.  
Best resistors for use in phono stage?
@slaw I hyperlinked the word "This"  
Benefits of a Shallower Rack
@roxy54 Indeed it is. Yet, here we are. The concrete floor sounds best but I needed to elevate the turntable. I’ve had wood, and light and heavy steel frames, and spikes and cones, granite, glass, sand, you name it. The maple block is supported by... 
Best resistors for use in phono stage?
@slaw This is what you need. I used these in all my phono amps    
Getting good sound quality below 200Hz
Attack and snap In the bass relies on other frequencies above 200Hz. Are you overthinking this?  
Benefits of a Shallower Rack
@riccitone I dumped my wooden rack with significant improvements in sound quality. See Virtual System on profile.