noromance

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Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers.
Cast iron seems pretty inert on the OMA plinths. 
REL T/9i or S5
Pair of used S3 will outperform T9s. I have the S3 SHO and it blows away the Strada lll I had before. 
Turntable Upgrade question..
Save for longer and make a bigger jump. Technics SL1200GR will bring you to a new level. AT VM760ML cartridge. (1210 in black) 
Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers.
I completely neglected the most important part of a system which is the speakersYou did fine. Your source and amplification must be impeccable in order to get the most from the speakers. A bad source will make the speakers sound bad.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I prefer to play The Beatles when I’ve clothes on. 
Best 300B tube
https://blog.thetubestore.com/300b-tubes-review/The Genelex and Shuguang Black do well here. Reverb $125. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Uriah Heep - Very Eavy Very Umble (Vertigo 1970) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards (Bronze 1972) 
REVIEW: Roger Waters, “Us And Them” (Live)
Have you heard When The Wind Blows? It's a treat and SQ is superb. 
What was your most fun and rewarding upgrade?
Measuring impact per dollar:Springs under (heavy) turntable.Replace rack with concrete  blocks$10 interconnects that bested a $275 set.Replaced turntable bearingReplaced stock tubesPTFE tape on glass fuses 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Never say, try no mat! Ha ha @slaw Just winding you up bro!Seriously, no mat is a great base reference point when trying other mats. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske Good to hear you are clamp free! Have you tried no mat?Also glad you got the pink cable. The dark green one is crap. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske Any results from your mat testing? 
EAR MC-3 - Multiple inputs wired up at same time?
You could always mod it by adding a very high quality relay or switch.  
Rekokut Turntable model NL 33H...Anyone Familiar with this model ?
33.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ZnsWUIPlg