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Whats on your turntable tonight?
...except, I did play it for the first time in 30 years in Feb 2020 on this thread.No surprise I remember it. That’s a laugh. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
William Ackerman ‎– Passage (Windham Hill 1981)Haven't listened to this in 30+ years yet almost remember every note. 
Gripped By Upgrade Fever
Near field (closer to speakers—read smaller room) point sources matter more. More drivers come together best in a bigger space. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Daughter – If You Leave (Glassnote 2013) 
Bluetooth Pairing
TL;DR You can't get your Sony earbuds to work on an Android phone. 
Now they're planning the crime of the century
It's true. They were right about masks. Person, the word comes from mask. We are all to blame.  
5AR4/GZ34/5U4/5Y3 SS conversion
You know what your doing! I meant in the circuit though rather than in what the tubes can handle. 
Speaker Spike Philosophy
Check out my thread (our thread!) on springs from last year. Lots of good stuff in there.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/springs-under-turntable 
5AR4/GZ34/5U4/5Y3 SS conversion
By doing this you've increased the voltage and removed the soft start effectively hitting the tubes with higher HT than designed before they've heated up. This can harm the tubes. 
Hissing sound when Tone Control is turned on
Make sure the Treble tone setting is not set too high. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Randy Newman - Good Old Boys (Warner 1974)"Papa was a midget, Mama was a whore" 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Black Heart Procession ‎– Three (Touch And Go 2000) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jonah Tolchin ‎– Clover Lane(Yep Roc 2014) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wooden Wand / Death Seat (Young God 2010)Gets better every time. 
5AR4/GZ34/5U4/5Y3 SS conversion
I did the opposite--albeit on a preamp. Added a massive tube regulated power supply to replace diodes!See photo here