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help on changing capacitors
Miflex. Clear, dynamic and a little bit bright and should fit in the space. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Skeeter Davis ‎– Blueberry Hill And Other Favorites (RCA Camden 1965) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Incredible String Band ‎– The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter (Elektra ‎1968)I'd listen to this all day if I didn't have to pay taxes. 
A bit of an epiphany...with humble embarrassment
Acoustic foam on the wall can help.Avoid acoustic foam. It dulls and distorts the sound. Try Dow Corning 703 instead. 
To all those who celebrate!
Happy Eostre! Great to see the wakening fertility of spring. 
Musical Fidelity M6si cracks and pops and then nothing. What could it be?
Could be an electrolytic capacitor. Open and inspect. It could also be an issue with a power connector.  
Tube rolling with adapters? 6922->5670->6sn7?
6SN7 draws almost 2x the heater current so probably not a good idea. 
Tube rolling with adapters? 6922->5670->6sn7?
Not sure I’d bother going back to 6922 as AMR seemed to have gone to some trouble replacing them. Unless you’ve a CCa.  
Tube rolling with adapters? 6922->5670->6sn7?
Try the Western Electric 396A / 2C51. 
Dream vs. Reality - What have you bought?
You know what I have. See system. I'd like to try the flea-powered route with a top notch 45 SET and DHT phono amps etc. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
+1 The Final Cut. One of the greatest records of all time +1 Buffy Saint-Marie. Heard of her in the 80s when I bought a Donovan album.  
Cartridge recommendation around $2k?
 "You wil never get ripsnorting bass out of that unipivot. " False statement of the day.I think @dover may have meant with with the Decca SuperGold. My first thought was the same. I run Deccas and they sing on my modest 12" Jelco 850. 
Is louder better?
It is called Supertramp Loud.I thought it is called The The / Infected Loud. 
cartridge recommendation for Thorens TD166 MKII
Audio Technica VM540ML @$249 is clear and clean with plenty of sparkle. Give it a week to run in. 
Snake oil??
It claims to cure literally all my audio problems for the low price of $599Does this sound like an honest product?