noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Milk Carton Kids – Monterey (Anti- 2015) Grows on you and then it's one of your favorites. Recommended.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve, Bless. My best to you in this difficult time.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
All okay @slaw ?  
Advice needed on MC cartridges
System 2. This weekend, I got my Decca Gold back with a new line contact stylus. I first played a few tracks with the stand in replacement, a VM750SH which I am fond of. I expected it to beat the older Decca. Well, the Decca blew it away. Whole di... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio @puffball08 I’ve 11 of their albums and a bunch of Robin Williamson too. Music varies from twee to existentially shattering. (I’m not into scientology!)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Incredible String Band – The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (Elektra 1967) First Aid Kit — Ruins (Columbia 2018) Pearl Bailey – The One And Only Pearl Bailey Sings (Mercury 1957) Born in Captivity – Roy Harper (Public 1983)  
How many systems do you have?
Three refurbished Garrard 401s with five tonearms.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Dixie Double-Cats – Is It True What They Say About Dixie? (20th Fox 1959) Great recording.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw I just ran it through the SpinClean. No alcohol.   
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...