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Whats on your turntable tonight?
It's Immaterial- Life's Hard and Then You Die (Siren 1986) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 Check out Stormcock (TSOR with Page), Flat Baroque & Berserk, Bullinamingvase (side 2 OOTDIE 2-10) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Daughter - If You Leave (Glassnote 2013) 
AXPONA 2020 - Cancelled
I loved 2019. Looking forward to 2021. Keep well. 
Religious music for less than devout
The Innocence MissionSixteen Horsepower 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 Roy's not everyone's cup of ale. How did you do? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
This Mortal Coil ‎- Filigree & Shadow (4AD 1986) 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
My wife even heard the difference playing the phone on the table. Much the same as what @dover said. Nicer tone and easier to follow. Transient attack might be a little slower.Interestingly, I prefer 47k on my lesser Deccas. Mostly because I love ... 
New old or old new?
Crap, I'm getting old. Or, I just know how to get great sound!My speakers are over 60 years old originals and my power amps are 50+ years old. Admittedly, rebuilt. 
Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp?
I've tried a bunch of 6SN7s over the years for the driver in my monoblocs.  Finally settled on the Psvane Globes from Grant Fidelity. Initially bright, they took 20 hours and more to level out and open up. They are excellent with great transparenc... 
Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers.
Black. 
I think it’s completely overwhelming...
@enginedr1960 The hi-fi scene seems very robust in the UK. Most likely, it's due to the great heritage of idlers, tubes, and speakers, the willingness and ability to tweak rather than spend, and the density of population. I envy them their DIYaudi... 
Not much talk about Yamaha turntables.
Put a Nagaoka MP110 on it and you'll be a lot better off than on many other cheap belt drives. If it was my money, I'd save for the 1200GR.  
Not much talk about Yamaha turntables.
By "descendant", they mean a copy! It's built to a price. It's very good for the money but it's no 1200. 
Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update
Spirit, as I have a slate plinth 401, and yours didn't work out, should I remove the TFT from my shortlist of possible future tonearms? Thanks.