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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Gabrieli Quartet, Britten, Bridge – Fantasy Quartet / Novelletten For String Quartet / Three Idylls For String Quartet (London 1978) Sealed and minty. Sweet recording.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Thanks B. Here’s the 401 playing a 1917 Shellac 78  
Soundsmith notes the passing of Doug Cassara
Condolences on the passing of your friend, Peter. Doug sounds like a wonderful human. He was a fellow Quad 57 user! Lovely outpouring of words from all. Fantastic story, Jason B. Love the Futterman twist at the end.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Shannon Lay – August (Sub Pop 2019) Orange vinyl, mostly clean and silent. Very good SQ. Nice album.  
When do you know....
In a way, it also depends on other things like the turntable and phono amp, device matching, power supply, rack or turntable support. Your Rega RB2000 is a good tonearm and capable of working well with a $4000 cartridge.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gilbert & Sullivan, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - The Mikado ‎(11x Shellac, 12", Album - His Master's Voice, 1918) So this is a hoot. These belonged to Herself's grandfather. I swapped in an Ortofon M78 on my modified 12" Jelco 750 and was pl... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Orriel Smith – A Voice In The Wind (Columbia 1964)  
Best Options To Upgrade Phono Cartridge In A Schiit Sol Turntable
Second the Audio Technica VM750SH. I have one in a second system and it sounds great. Detailed without brightness and glare, and musical. Give it 20 hours to tame the top end. I heard the Sol with a Nagaoka MP11 and it was a little smooth. The AT ... 
The Great Cartridge Shootout
"Careful with that axe, spatialking"    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Antonio Vivaldi - Chamber Orchestra Of The Saar, Karl Ristenpart – 5 Concerti For Diverse Instruments (Nonesuch 1966) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Peter Rybar, Vienna Festival Orchestra – Violin Concerto In E-Minor, Op. 64 (Whitehall 1962) ~ Lov... 
[Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP?
Yeah, I'd go for an integrated with phono on board if possible.    
A Second Noise Floor?
Or add them to your Virtual System.  
starting equiment that ic cold from being shipped
It'll sound better when it's not stone cold so you might as well wait.  
Audioquest Chicago Interconnect Upgrade Options
Which is why having AXPONA in Chicago sucks!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?