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TWO triple plinth turntables Music Hall mmf-9.3 review and cartridge comparison
Thanks. I'm TT shopping. Help-ful  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
B W Stevenson "We Be Sailin"" Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic "Grofe, Grand Canyon Suite" (love that thunderstorm)  
Cartridge question
I don't mean to be......... (can't stop over explainin').....The two cartridges on your list I have experience are the Shure and the Stanton...  The Stanton has a good reputation, especially as a DJ cartridge. Sturdy and forgiving of set up errors... 
Tune of the Day
Commodores  "Brick House"  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
shoot. didn't read the instructions clear through, again  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
2 complete albums: B. W. Stevenson "We Be Sailin" The Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Streaming Sibelius randomly right now. Fixed my NAD 5000 this PM w/ transport parts I bought ages ago... Tested w/ Jeff Buckley's Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk,  Last night was an Allman Bros. night, finished with Dreams (box set). Squeezed... 
Prospectives on Chi-Fi
Is Mandarin hard to learn?    
How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?
Smudge picked me, so it's hard to part with her. She has left my speaker grills alone. I try to leave a couple interesting boxes around and a paper grocery bag. The window sill is her favorite perch. She has a couple cat jungle gym type things and... 
I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more?
If it was me.... I would repair the amp, recap and service the preamp. The Phillips CD players of that era are well regarded, if it's working I would get it serviced by a good tech, maybe upgrade at some point with a used Rega CD player (again, we... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gave the TT the night off. Streamed Nickle Creek based on concert reviews on this site. I should have gone to The Gourds and Those Darlins, or my English Psych Folk... Well, there's still tonight. I should have a mint Grand Canyon Suite in today's... 
Live (analog) vs Digital Home Audio
I came of age listening to KFML in Denver (we said -underground, not alternative). Bill Ashford was the program directer, down to the bone with real country. He and his wife, Judy Roderick,  mostly his wife, I think, fronted a jug band called Sixt... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Finished cleaning my used record store finds. Someone traded or sold a Herb Alpert collection. So far Lonely Bull and Whipped Cream... Picked up Cibo Matto Stereo Type A; The Boo Radleys Giant Steps, and Herbie Hancock Head Hunters on CD. Finished...