noromance

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Cassette tape
I used make tapes ack in the 80s on TDK SA90 CrO2 from my LP12 with no Dolby and play them on a silver Pioneer deck in the car. No CD or MP3 I have now has sounded as good. 
Random Skips
The bass is shaking the table.  
Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil
You sure they're the correct values? 
Need help!
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garrard vs clearaudio innovation
Moving one of my 401s to a concrete block "rack" on a concrete floor wrought a substantial improvement over a metal one. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade Op. 35 Munchner Symphoniker - violin Schneider (Zafiro 1977)Very good recording with the sweetest and most colorful instruments. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 7 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Decca 1971)Dvorak - Cello Concerto Rostropovitch RPO Boult (HMV 1958) 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
Interesting that you brought up the ’powering through the stylus drag’ aspect of the DD. It’s both the very reason I run idlers and why I think you’re not hearing the best the LDR has to offer. (!) Speaking of 40 years. One of my Deccas is 35 year... 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
I prefer the Sony. There is more drive and menace in what I hear from it. Piccolo and tympani are clearer and easier to follow. The AS sounds cluttered and almost confused at times, even though it sounds more detailed.  
garrard vs clearaudio innovation
Instead of Artisan Fidelity, here’s what you can do for less money:1. AudioSilente idler - $1102. PAC 20mm oversize aluminum platter from CTC in UK - $750. 3. SPH bearing - $250These 3 options will take your 301/401 to the next level. Huge improve... 
phono interconnect -diy - mogami or van den hul
The VDH uses silver plated copper and can sound literally like silver: bright, shimmery, pale yellow, sibilant. I use Jelco JAC501. I have tried others but this beats them. Very transparent and balanced. 
Sumiko BP Evo 3 vs Soundsmith Carmen 2
If you damage the exposed cantilever on the Sumiko, you are SOL. But if you need to replace the diamond on the SS in a few years time, it's small change. 
garrard vs clearaudio innovation
Depends on the 401. An okay example in a hollow plinth on a credenza won’t cut it. But as @audiofun said, a tuned 401 is very capable. My Audiograil 401 in a slate plinth with Artisan Fidelity idler, PAC platter and SPH bearing is astonishingly go... 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
It's normal enough to have louder digital. As long as your vinyl sounds good, don't get hung up on the difference.  
ESL57 vs ESL63
@catalysis Aliens/Dolby on your avatar! What a fine album that is.