slaw

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Tune of the Day
Fleetwood Mac "Fighting With Madge" & "Searching For Madge".Good stuff! 
What's your latest album purchase?
Fleetwood Mac "Then Play On" / Rhino/Chris BellmanTony Joe White "Tony Joe"  / MOV10cc "How Dare You"  / MOVJJ Cale "Travel-log"  / MOVJimi Hendrix "Axis:Bold As Love"  (mono)  / Sony/Legacy  
Looking for speaker base suggestions
highstream,What is your main concern here... sound? looks?How do your speakers sound right now? Are you happy with their sound? Does the fact that they sit very close to your floor override the main issue...good sound? 
Whats playing on your system today?
Big Star  "Nothing Can Hurt Me / Original Soundtrack" 
Tune of the Day
"You Want It Darker"  Leonard Cohen 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
BTW and FWIW, I'm finding myself listening with my latest metal clamp (and my older expandable metal washer) I bought a few weeks ago for 97% of recordings. The clamp has Rock 7 printed on it. 
Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" 45RPM 2 disc reissue
folkfreak,Thanks for the update. I guess I would have cleaned the lps thoroughly before an initial review but based on your latest findings, I don't feel I'm going to be missing much by not buying this new pressing.The white crud... I experienced ... 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
I have been looking forward to this weekend for more great sounding tunes. I decided to try the recommended talc on the belt. I tried it this way on both sides of the belt and I was no longer connected to the music like I was last week.I wiped off... 
Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" 45RPM 2 disc reissue
I too thank you. All of my JI lps sound good to me.  
Feedback through turntable
miner42,Did you ever try ct0517's dance tip? If you are embarrassed to dance, follow his directions without the dance. If you're getting the low frequency noise this way, something in your tt isolation chain is not set-up right or is not able to i... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tift Merritt  "Stitch of the World" 
Feedback through turntable
I use machina dynamica super stiff springs between my tt platform and my wall mount. This is an inexpensive option that works very well. 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
kps25sc,Your comments are really appreciated! I'd love to hear your impressions when you've heard the new belt.Happy Listening. 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
bdp24,Yes it has a sub-platter. On OL's website, I don't recall a pre-made belt for your specific table but they will make one if it needs a different size. They give you two ways of measuring for a custom belt. 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
By the way...this belt has a two year warranty. IME, unheard of. I think they are safe.