noromance

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A budget turntable exploration
Great stuff. I would counsel you, if I may, not to oversell the setup lest they assume this is what the best turntable hi-fi sounds like. Most of the kids will have no clue and no baseline reference.  
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
Not intentionally.   
Recommend an MC cartridge
This is a good read comparing a number of cartridges in this segment. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/comparison-of-some-cartridges-in-the-4k-segment-mkii-etsuro-hana-benz-allnic-kiseki-phasemation.32994/  
Enjoying "Affordable" Equipment
Great system which will facilitate upgrading to a 1200G and better cartridge.   
Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites
Vangelis - L’apocalypse des animaux Various/Roger Waters – When The Wind Blows  
Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites
@danager +1 one of my favorite albums. Mostly unknown and unappreciated.  One from the heart by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle  
speakers and cables
Use the speakon cable to connect the amplifier to the high level inputs on subs. Wire the red and yellow wires to the positive speaker post and the black wire to the negative post. Repeat for the other channel.   
The criteria for loudspeaker choices.
@deep_333 bdp24 already addressed this question on 12/23 in one of the posts you cite. The now-deleted post was from @vonhelmholtz, asking "Are you a dealer, or a representative of ET?" No offense taken, that’s a fair question. The answer is n... 
Those rare albums that are great on first listen.
Yes, and Live Herald is just fantastic. "L" by Steve Hillage. And still souds nice. From 1976.  
Shouldn’t Do This, but…
@goofyfoot White is neutral, black is "positive." I replaced the positive first. White, Black and then Ground.   
Discount on Internet order
Maybe. Just make sure you're not getting a too good to be true deal that could be a scam.  
4th of July Music
America - Simon & Garfunkel American Stooge - Mary Chapin Carpenter American - Lana Del Rey Living in America - Aztec Two-Step American Idiot - Green Day American Woman - The Guess Who Young Americans - David Bowie Help Save The Youth O... 
How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ?
@frankmc195 If I had to wait 24 hours every time I needed to work on a tube amp... Erik has the correct answer. Then after the wait ...  
How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ?
The nextpcb article above says to short caps with a screwdriver. I do not recommend subjecting power capacitors, especially electrolytic ones to a dead short as they may be permanently damaged. It's possible that the PS Audio unit already dischar... 
How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ?
Assuming you don't have a 10watt 1k resistor on hand, you could use a 40w light bulb.