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Springs under turntable
@indranilsen Hopefully they'll sound better tomorrow. Thing is, they are a lot more expensive compared to the Nobsound at $35. How do they compare to them? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The New Sunshine Jazz Band ‎– Old Rags (Flying Dutchman 1974) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ann Mayo Muir - The Magic Of Mayo Muir (20th Century 1964)It’s not Zeppelin but it’s all I can take after today. 
What is missing here?
Agreed. Reviews used to be shootouts between competing components. Now they are just glorified write ups of products already deemed praiseworthy by the publishers and serve no useful purpose other than light entertainment.  
Springs under turntable
@mads I was also looking at trying the custom made feet from these guys, Stick with springs. Sorbothane has a bad rap for sound quality! 
What is this cartridge?
LOL! Beat me to it. I spent too long reading those pages. So basically, it looks to be one of the first MC cartridges. 
Which turntable should I choose?
Technics GR. Start saving for a better phono amp.The Ortofon Black is unforgiving with noise on records. e.g. Audio Technica VM750SH is not. A crappy arm and table doesn't help either.Why are you looking at vinyl if you have issues with it and wit... 
What is missing here?
@daveyf I used run a Class D T amp which has about 3 watts! In fairness, it didn't crank well. It is remiss not to include the output in the specs. Maybe they forgot. Perhaps AS assumes anyone who knows their stuff would know the 300B in SE mode o... 
What is missing here?
For an 87dB speaker, 8 watts will give you 96dB at 1 meter. Pretty loud.If you're buying a 300B amp, you'd have to have done some research. Why attack low-powered amps rather than inefficient speakers? ;-) 
Better Cartridge/Turntable advice for old-school Hip Hop music
VTA is changed by adjusting the height of the arm. Use an allen key on the base of the arm pillar. Start with arm parallel to record. Raise pillar for brighter more incisive sound. Lower it for darker. It may vary between records but play around w... 
Best sturdy floor rack for turntable
To help stop footfall and aid stability, and you have a basement or crawl space, consider installing reinforcement like a Lally column under the location of the turntable. 
Better Cartridge/Turntable advice for old-school Hip Hop music
Maybe the AT LP7 was running fast! 
Springs under turntable
Different is easy. Better? Not so much. @neonknight Agreed. However, we're long enough in the game to know when something is an improvement and to also call out any negative considerations when they arise. 
Better Cartridge/Turntable advice for old-school Hip Hop music
Try the VTA adjustment. you may be surprised.Did you add the Jelco after you got it serviced? If so, the suspension might need readjustment.What is the turntable mounted on? Try adding a slab of marble or a sheet of glass underneath with metal or ... 
Musing - audiophiles that new just enough to be dangerous
@cal3713 Touché.