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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Yeah,. You're coming around Been coming around for a few years now! This was a reminder how well it works.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Just cleaned six new used NM records with the US as I always do. They didn't look dirty but something must have been in there. Ordinarily, I just clean them before playing, but this time did a before and after session. One record had a whooshing i... 
Pumpkin seeds
@millercarbon Exactly was I was thinking! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Natalie Lamb & Sammy Price ‎– And The Blues (G.H.B. 1980) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Carol Sloane ‎– Sophisticated Lady(Audiophile 1985 [RE 1977 Japan]) 
Opening Record Store
The owner wants me to buy him out..basically give cash in return for his customer base and the potential to get my hands on pretty good collections. He’s going to have first dibs on any nebulous collections intel he’s selling you. By keeping the n... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Maxine Sullivan ‎– It Was Great Fun (Audiophile 1983) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joan Steele Trio ‎– ’Round Midnight (Audiophile 1975) 
Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings?
Assuming you've only changed the cartridge on both tables on one system and then tried the same on the other system - without introducing other factors, then you have reached the correct conclusion. That is: All other things being equal, there is ... 
How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup?
36 years since buying my first setup of a cheap Technics belt drive, Rotel amp and KEF Coda3 speakers. #wheredoesthetimego 
Tube rolling with Quicksilver Mono 60s -- from KT77 to KT88? KT 120? etc.
@oldhvymec Totally. I ran 60s RCA 6L6 black plates in my EICOs. And 5881 Tung Sol brown base. Now run the 7581A which make the amps sound like really clean and neutral 34s. QS used run the sweet 8417 until they ran out of them. 
Tube rolling with Quicksilver Mono 60s -- from KT77 to KT88? KT 120? etc.
Donvito is correct. I got carried away on tubes and forgot the QSilvers. While you can generally go up from 6L6 to KT88 in an amp designed for the smaller tube, you can't always go down from a big tube to a smaller tube in an amp designed to work ... 
Tube rolling with Quicksilver Mono 60s -- from KT77 to KT88? KT 120? etc.
Second new Tung Sol 7581A. They're my current tube in 2 sets of monoblocs.  I've also heard good things about new TS EL34B. 
Bent Slightly Out of Shape
@audio2design We'd a 160 with a Grace arm and AT95 cartridge and it was great. Bright and clear and musical. For $275, and clean, it's worth it. 
Seeking mc recommendations
Nice of her. I had a 318 and found it warm and forgiving but it killed the music and lacked detail. The Dual CS505 buried it for half the price back then. Even spending $250 on a AT540ML or 2M Blue will give you an improvement over the old Shure. ...