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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Cochise - Swallow TalesCanned Heat - Hooker 'n' HeatCanned Heat - Future Blues 
phono pre-amp being replaced
Not sure why you are still looking for another solution apart from some notion that you have to level match with other sources.For the price of a good SUT plus the PH7, you could get the Herron. 
Upgrade from Sumiko Blue Point #2
I run an Audio Technica VM750SH as a back up and it is both detailed and warm with good soundstaging. $400. 
Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular
The review of 6L6s linked to further up in the thread lists the SED 'Winged C' 6L6 NOS as even better. Anyone heard those? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Osbourne Brothers - Ru-be eee (Decca 1970)Julie Andrews - The Lass with the Delicate Air (RCA -Victor 1957)June Christy - This is June Christy (Capital 1958 mono) --- Unbelievable how mono can have such presence. Wonderful cavernous recording.... 
Turntable leveling
@glennewdick We may have spoken about this before but there is an after-market unit called Easy VTA for Jelco arms. 
Turntable leveling
@cleeds Slight exaggeration for effect. I have dialed in tiny adjustments though. I have a 1962 Julie Andrews record which responds to the tiniest change which snaps the vocal into pinpoint focus. 
Turntable leveling
I have a pretty decent setup which satisfies my commercial grade bubble level. One day I was adjusting something -the thing is HEAVY- and the front right cone fell over. I set the table back on the fallen cone which caused the table to tilt to one... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Current 93 - Thunder Perfect Mind 
Opinions of GoldenEar Triton 1
Heard the Reference at the NY Audio show last year. I can only give them the benefit of the doubt that something was wrong or broken because they were atrociously dull and flat.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Aldous Harding - PartyNeil Young - Rust Never SleepsFrank Patterson - same title (1981)Rod McKuen - Greatest Hits 
Help wanted re tube
https://tubedepot.com/products/6829 Tube Depot 
RCA Living Stereo Respighi Pines of Rome 1S pressing in UK?
You might have a look here. 
Help me decide on my next cartridge (
Listen to millercarbon’s advice. A cheaper cartridge on a great table is a lot more satisfying in the long run. Because, unlike flavor of the month streaming, with vinyl, you are in it for the long haul. And you need to orient your thinking to see... 
Quick and free fuse tweak
@onhwy61 That's the version I tested.