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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lu Watters And The Yerba Buena Jazz Band ‎– Blues Over Bodega (Fantasy ‎1964)Switching to the 9" arm with the Decca Garrott Bros Gold tonight. Well, this rocks. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ian & Sylvia ‎– Ian & Sylvia (Vanguard ‎1962)First LRS buy in 16 months and wouldn’t you know, it’s a bit noisy. Two long cleans in the US helped. Sticking with discogs in future. 
How long can preamp tubes last?
+1 @tomic601  I've a set of 60s Telefunken Dynaco ECC83s I've been running since 1987 and they're still sounding wonderful. 
Tung Sol KT 170
FYI $106 each online.  
Jadis J-2
There's a pair for $10k. Get a pair of Spendor D9 instead. 
Should I switch to a larger room?
You're listening near field, which is great. Moving to a larger space will change the presentation. I think you'll like the increased dimensionality. 
Cost of state of the art?
@russ69 I was only winding you up, man! All good, hopefully. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@gardners501+1 Getz Au Go GoLast time I remember playing this, it sounded like the recording mics were a little overloaded. Did you notice that? I’ll try it again. 
Cost of state of the art?
@bdp24 Yes. Thanks. I'm familiar with the Starker. I may go for the original Mercury some day. I'm not a fan of AS reissues finding them a little processed for my taste. I have an adequate Tortelier on HMV. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kid Thomas Valentine And His Creole Jazz Band ‎– Kid Thomas (Arhoolie 1961) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mahalia Jackson ‎– Sings The Best-Loved Hymns Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Columbia 1968)The girl can sing. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gilmour's lyrics haven't a patch on Waters'! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fairground Attraction ‎– The First Of A Million Kisses (RCA 1988) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Gilmour - S/T (Harvest 1978) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ian & Sylvia ‎– Northern Journey (Vanguard 1964)