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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Here you go: https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/965514458 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spirit - Not that subtle! She pierced an eardrum! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The St. Louis Ragtimers – The St. Louis Ragtimers Volume 2 (Audiophile 1962)Great music. Sweet dynamic recording. Black backgrounds. That's all that matters. Probably using black plate tubes. Listened to same era recording from the mid 80s and it ... 
USPS records delivery delays
Thanks Tim. It’s not even about delays per my original title. They delivered it 17 days later with a usps note saying it was damaged by them and sorry sh1t happens and tough luck buddy. YET, the box arrived looking intact with 8 of 9 records missi... 
3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢
Why is this harmless with belt drive turntables and yet an Achilles’ heel for direct drive turntables?Because the belt acts as a filter of sorts and the bearing is free of an integrated motor. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw You're the dedicated responder? ReportIt's a sweet deal. Want me to sign you up? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 Junior Wells? Hold my beer. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio Re tracking. When the opera singer hits E over high C and it sounds clean and free. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Original Cast, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews – My Fair Lady (Columbia Masterworks 1959) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Jim's using his Vandy amps is all. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Kinks – Preservation Act 1 (RCA Victor 1973) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Anna Maria Alberghetti – Songs By Anna Maria Alberghetti (Mercury Wing 1960 mono [1955 RE])Recording sounds of the era, but her voice...This is how you know your Decca is tracking perfectly. Super. 
Suggestions For Analog Upgrade - Tonearm or Phono Stage?
I agree also on the Helius. Small companies have a habit of disappearing.Helius Designs have been in business since the early 1980s. 
Best new musical flooring for flooded basement
Bare concrete with rugs? That's what I have. Carpet is trouble. Wood is trouble. 
3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢
@halcro There's a number of times he mentioned a bias to the lower end. And others where finger clicks were muted and brass wasn't bright. Read it again. One thing I have found over the years is that when a reviewer mentions something, you can mul...