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Term for an LP that is about the quality you'd expect to pull out of a dollar bin?
'Frisbee'...YES! 
Audiophile LP's
If you really want your sox blown off, listen to the first and only Flim & the BBs vinyl album.  It's a sonic revelation.  One of my preferred 'showoff' albums to the local doubters...who become believers when the record ends. 
Cartridges: Complete Scam?
This thread has been amusing and aggravating to me, at the same time.  The OP obviously came from a confrontational direction and shows quite a bit of arrogance and close-mindedness to boot.The responses focusing on cartridge/tonearm  compatabilit... 
Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records
For what it’s worth, check the humidity level in your listening room with a hygrometer. My electric baseboard heat kills the humidity in the winter. It was down to 16% when I finally got a hygrometer to measure it and then purchase a table-top hum... 
Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system?
FWIW, Linda Ronstadt's 'Hasten Down The Wind' album is a classic example of the singer being lost in the mix.  The musicians completely overwhelm her voice.  I thought it was maybe a pressing mistake, so I sprung for a half-speed Master.  Money we... 
Is elliptical the best stylus profile
Nope. The ’wedge’ profile of the Shibata allows it to ride deeper in the groove. A conical stylus, by comparison has a fatter cross-section. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
@chakster and @rauliruegas I enjoy your ’debates’ on the benefits of tubes vs solid state, so I would like to throw a middle-of the road candidate into the ring.I have a Sony TA-4650 V-fet integrated amplifier that I purchased new in 1975. Other t... 
Audio Technica AT ML-180 Cartridge Advice
Obviously, my comments originate from 'the nickel seats', so everyone can apply the grain-of-salt factor easily.In years past, I studied psychoacoustics partly as a hobby, and partly to aid in supplying sound for live gigs.  I came to the realizat... 
Audio Technica AT ML-180 Cartridge Advice
@atealBTW, if that TK10 greatly disappoints you, please give me a shout.  :-) 
Audio Technica AT ML-180 Cartridge Advice
@chakster I understand your preference for authentic items.  Earlier in the year, I was able to score a NOS ATN15ss stylus for my AT15sa cart.  Wow!  What a detailed little beauty!  Just afterwards, I found a 1978 AT ad brochure that detailed the ... 
Audio Technica AT ML-180 Cartridge Advice
I've been reading this thread with interest.  AT's 'interchangeability' mantra has proven a definite boon for me.  :-)  In fact, that had me salivating about the 150 cart that chakster has/had up for auction.  Looking at the numbers, it appears th...