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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw thanks for the Calexication. Planning to stream "Carried to Dust" later.  Yes, I found some NOS cables no longer made, that I have always admired by Tel Wire. Steve Dobbins @xactaudio hooked me up and was fantastic to work with. He set me u... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Think my new cables are finally mostly broken-in. This never sounded so good!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw What Mingus album would any of you suggest for a beginner? The BG-mastered are probably the best sounding, but pricey. A million pressings of this. I would say it’s a top20 all-time jazz classic:  You probably know "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw thanks for the review!  
New streamer, new to streaming
+1 for @lalitk ​​@mahler123 's suggestions. FWIW, I'd entirely avoid Airplay if there's another option.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding?
someone stated he gave up after several months of investigation and got a solid state preamp. That was me.  In my case, it was definitely FM signal; I lived about 1/4mi from a huge radio tower. If tips from phono stage manufs including Jud @ J... 
Paypal...buyer protection fees didnt help me
Sad story. A suggestion for others that worked for me. I bought a misrepresented used Sota turntable and paid via PayPal. I arranged for the seller to ship it directly to Sota for evaluation and potential upgrade recommendations. Sota was able to ...