noromance

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i hate Beatle fans. (REFERENCE TO ANALOG PLANET article)
I know what you mean. Post-Waters Pink Floyd fans are even worse. Don't get me started on the mono crowd.  
AT33PTG/II upgrade? Compatible?
Adding to what @dover said, its performance will also depend somewhat on your MC phono stage or SUT.  
Jelco sa 750e
Ortofon tonearms were made by Jelco and are no longer available.  
Favorite religious song
@twoleftears I just saw that you posted The Tallis Scholars. I also posted the Miserere. I have seen the TS perform it twice over the years. Sublime.  
Favorite religious song
   
Favorite religious song
   
Favorite religious song
https://youtu.be/IX1zicNRLmY    
Caveat Emptor
I'm on the OPs side. Unit fails for any technical reason within 12 months should be a no-questions-asked replacement or refund.  
Anyone having problems clicking on ads on Agon?
No. Try a different browser. Delete cookies etc.  
most beautiful (looking) speakers
My half-naked Quad ESL57s. Kidding. They're so freakin' ugly. Only reason I keep them is they sound so good.   
180g new vs. NM used
I’ve heard Chad demo his before and after records in New York on Robin Wyatt’s system. I preferred the originals. Yeah, they were quieter and there was good work done. But, to my ears, the remastered ones had a grey smoothed over coloration and th... 
I wrote/mailed tax checks today...
My accountant concurs. Trump did it. Funny....I never had to write a check to the tax man until Trump changed the tax code.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Anna Maria Alberghetti – Songs By Anna Maria Alberghetti (Mercury Wing 1960)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Buddy Tate / Humphrey Lyttelton – Kansas City Woman (Black Lion 1975)  
5AR4 rectifier tube question
Nope. The smoothing is done elsewhere. Rectifiers also introduce voltage sag, modulation, harmonic distortion and switching noise.  All a rectifier tube does is take a pulsing AC voltage and smooth it out