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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw looking forward to your thoughts on SQ of The Spur. I love the music when streamed. Know anything about the mastering etc?    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@big_greg You do VPI before US? Ever try the opposite? I would think US would loose up stuff deeply embedded, and a post US rinsing is a good idea.  
Introducing Myself
@twoleftears gives fantastic advice: I suggest you look at a selection of audiotroy's posts to see how to do it wrong. And a selection of atmasphere's to see how to do it right. I don't think there's a way to add auto-signature. It's good pra... 
Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl
Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics Nels Cline & Julian Lage - Room Jorma Kaukonen - Quah and Live at Sweetwater vol.1 +10 Friday Night in San Francisco (and soon to be released Saturday Night in San Francisco More about the songs than vi... 
What is your record cleaning regimen?
I'm in the camp that has found every record not well cleaned by a previous owner will benefit from a good cleaning.  Having evolved from manual processes with dishracks, air-drying etc to VPI to a regimen of US followed by wet vacuum rinses, I've... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
I have a feel good story....
Great youtube videos of Manley tours and interviews with EveAnna that give plenty of color like this story. Really makes you want to root for her success.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio  Foghat - Rock and Roll Outlaws OP if I’m forced to answer, yes, it’s in my top 5 all time I love this considering it comes from the guy who turned me on to Balmorhea. Wide taste...a sign of genius!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 made me do it! This $3.99 beater sounds surprisingly clean. Dynavector must be steering around the potholes.  
Benefits of a Shallower Rack
@riccitone A couple of small considerations if you move it to a side or corner: - if you have a turntable putting it very close(<3ft) to a speaker can cause feedback, when the speaker output gets picked up by the cartridge - low frequency ene... 
Best speakers for a small room
What amp will you use with them? What are your sonic priorities?  In general, smaller speakers will work best. Setup will be a big consideration. Most speakers sound much better pulled out at least 3ft. from the front wall. So if that's not an op... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske That's a real good DEAL! bahahaha.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
 
Benefits of a Shallower Rack
If you're contemplating a change, seriously consider moving the rack to a side wall if you can do so, it can help a lot. Go with longer interconnect and keep speaker cables short. Often the amp only between speakers on a low amp stand and everythi...