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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Loudon Wainwright III – Unrequited (Columbia 1975)  
Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why?
It’s long been an audiophile consideration that stranded wires (in the same sheath) caused smearing by the interference of the multititude of surface effect interactions. I’ve always felt the simpler the cable, the cleaner the sound. It has always... 
what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history?
The 1986 classic Croft Micro phono preamp for £150. Blew away a stack of Naim gear. Rolled in some Dynaco Telefunken 12AX7s and a Brimar black plate CV5042 and it drove my system for years.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jonah Tolchin – Clover Lane (Yep Roc 2014)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Porcelain Raft – Strange Weekend (Secretly Canadian 2012)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lamb – Cross Between (Warner Bros. 1971)  
Hales Design Group Transcendence 5 Grill Cloth
There's lots of grill cloth available online. Buy some, and a fabric stapler.   
Passion, or ..... Precision?
I use Decca cartridges and everything sounds great! One trick with older rock on vinyl is just turn it up until you don't care.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs – No Help Coming (Transdreamer 2011)  
Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why?
I've been using 14 gauge UP-OCC solid core copper in Teflon for years. Recently, I've been using loose-sleeved 18 gauge solid core silver and find it faster and cleaner with a more neutral sound.   
How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system?
Don't watch TV!  
Jim Gordon has Passed On...
Great story, @bdp24   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Albinoni: Adagio And Music By Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Pachelbel (Angel 1974)  
Paul McGowan gets asked about rotary subs.
Of course, I had to read up on the TRW-17. Needs to be installed in the attic or a location where the wall acts as a baffle. Figure $30k. 1-20Hz. Uses coil driven blade angling tech, not unlike a helicopter. Used at carnivals and special events. M... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bslon ​@bdp24 https://youtu.be/m3KRJLPn0zA