noromance

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Ceiling fan in listening room?
Not really wind "noise" as such. Ever talk through the back of a fan when you were a kid? The voice is very distorted by the modulation of the air by the fan blades. Any ancillary movement of the air can cause interference with the music waveforms.  
Ceiling fan in listening room?
You want the medium that transmits the music to your ears to be as stable as possible.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Destroyer – City Of Daughters (Merge 2018) Tomas Örnberg's Blue Five – Come Back, Sweet Papa (Stomp Off 1989) Franz Lehár - Kölner Rundfunk Chor Und Orchester – Paganini (RCA Victrola 1978)  
Grounding cable gauge size
Might be some deals here. https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=entreq+eartha    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Haley Sims, Harry Sweets Edison – Just Friends (Pablo 1980) Aurora – A Different Kind Of Human, Step 2 (Glassnote 2019)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Carolyn Hester – Carolyn Hester (Tradition 1961) Pug Horton – Don't Go Away (Bodeswell 1979)  
Testing the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber headshell.
@tomic601 I must have missed this, Jim. I have looked at ceramic headshells and put it off. How did you get on with the pseudo ceramic spacer sound?  
What'd You Get For Xmas?
+1 @dekay  It's so low rent.  
What'd You Get For Xmas?
Herself bought me an Ortofon 2M 78 so I can play a stack of inherited shellac.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Barbra Streisand ‎– A Christmas Album (CBS 1967) Very nicely recorded album for the day that's in it.   
OK-- I think I get it, now...
The next time I visited the speakers were back against the wall.  Once had a close girlfriend who sought my advice and trusted me implicitly on audio matters. She signed off on a excellent lower-budget system with source,, amp, speakers etc., a... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank +1 Low I used hang with a girl who was big into them. Good times.  
And a Happy Festivus to all!
I can't wait for the Airing of Grievances.   
speaker upgrade
Hmm. The Wharfedales are good speakers. I wouldn't jump ship unless you were going for major changes in presentation like Tekton Double Impact or Martin Logan ESLs etc. The Harbeths are fine but I'm not convinced you'll get the bang for the buck y... 
OK-- I think I get it, now...
OP, have you tried the onboard DAC yet? Give it a week without the EQ.