slaw

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What are you listening to right now?
Haley Bonar "Big Star"  lp 
Upgrading Turntable suggestions
Why are you feeling the need to upgrade?  
Tune of the Day
Richard Thompson  "Crawl Back" (Under My Stone) 
2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come
I remember years ago when I found Haley Bonar’s "Big Star". I liked it so much, I did not play it often, so as to not get tired of it. Crazy, right? Crazy like a fox. This is kind of my "own personal musical seduction therapy".I remember too well ... 
What are you listening to right now?
Fairport Convention "Chronicles"Richard Thompson  "Mock Tudor" 
VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D
FWIW, I was re-reading all of these posts. The OP's initial thread post reminded me of my experience when going from my VPI Classic 3 Sig SE/3d arm to my Townshend Rock 7/Funk Firm FXR, using the same cartridge. 
Dr. Feickert Protractor
If you own a VPI TT, and a Feickert gauge, you’ll wonder why your overhang is off by 2mm per VPI’s own specs. (insert big frown emoji)@ rsf507, thanks for the link to the alignment block. Ordering one now. This seems to be one of those designs tha... 
What are you listening to right now?
Butterfield Blues Band "The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw"  lp (Elektra, gold label, stereo) 
What are you listening to right now?
Spin Doctors  "Pocket Full of Kryptonite"  lp/HollandThis band gets a lot of jokes (this is my only lp of the SD) but I think the joke is on those who don't listen. A damn good record and a damn good sounding pressing. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
"All Things Must Pass"  sides 5 & 6 
2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come
Thriller..compressed? Maybe on cd, not my lp! 
After a (weeks) worth of listening...
Pearl Jam (sheep cover) 
What are you listening to right now?
Neil Young  "Sleeps With Angels" 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
I believe all records are overpriced. I bought the fairly inexpensive Vinyl Flat years ago so I could deal with warps. Beats throwing away an otherwise good record, saves on return shipping. 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
Thanks for the Records By Mail recommendation...never heard of this.My Discogs experience has been mostly negative although it is a good resource for pricing, IMO.I’ve had success with carolinasoul who has an ebay/Discogs presence. I’ve never had ...