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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank You could be right! Although, I know @slaw expressed an interest three years ago. Not sure if he bought into them. sometimes I think we’re First Aid Kits only fans.  
Dedicated AC Circuits: It's not the noise, it's the upstream problems
I almost have 1" thick cable feeding mine. Okay, maybe not that big but it is 8 gauge.  
REL Subwoofer - How to use the "Mode Selector" switch
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What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
@mijostyn I heard demos of the Sweetwater units with the designers and while they are excellent units, you could absolutely hear the cleaned version’s veil over the original. A computer can entirely remove the "pop" from a scratch and fill it in... 
Speaker Placement and Toe-In
Needless to add, my Quad 57s are toed in to a 1/16th of an inch to each ear!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
First Aid Kit – The Lion's Roar (Wichita 2012)  
Placement of Components
The turntable is going to pick up vibrations either way. The real reason to keep the space between the speakers clear is to stop acoustic reflections that would break up the formation of the soundstage image.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wooden Wand – Death Seat (Young God 2010)  
Speaker Placement and Toe-In
My Spendors like straight ahead too.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison, Ken Davern, Dick Wellstood, Gene Krupa – Jazz At The New School Live (Chiaroscuro 1972)  
What are songs where people or instruments sound closer to you?
Mono cartridge on a vintage idler is how I get it. 😉 I have a bunch of jazz CD’s from that era and most of them are mono.   
Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change
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Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change
There’s always a difference. I can use a sheet of paper under a record and hear the change! What you are doing is mostly fine. I use tracks that I know intimately. Listen for fine inner detail, speed of transients, blackness between notes, color o... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Josh White – Josh At Midnight (Elektra 1956 mono)  
Best interconnects from preamp to amps, within budget
As you've had good experience with AQ, why not try their better cables? You'll need the non-paired versions for your monos. Look at the Red River at around $250 for a 3m pair. Search for the best price.