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Advice needed on MC cartridges
Mike - First a compliment- excellent that you take time and care to acknowledge inputs by moniker / name. A wise practice….. i must adopt…. In general…i find unipivot arms vexatious… a very good friend says this about them : “ they are in a perpe... 
Need speaker recommendations.
With spl requirement and open to new electronics, the world is your Oyster. Wildcard as others stated is the room / furnishings / potential treatments. Maybe create a virtual system w some photos….so we get sense of the room. Worth a few road trip... 
To Buy or to DIY, here is my question
really ? better than a cabinet within a constained layer cabinet with the outer cabinet wrapped in aerospace satellite grade CRFP, cured in an autoclave…. sure….  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Petty / Heartbreakers - Angel Dream  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bslon Great reminder, i ran Delos thru the Cardas sweep disc a week or so ago. I also now have a surplus Sumiko Fluxbuster i can loan to people on this thread in need. Could send it in Spring… Best to all Jim  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tgilb One of my fave Dylan LP…. enjoy ;-)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
another new arrival ; Grant Green - Born to be Blue  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tony Joe White - Black and White ( AAP reissue…super quiet vinyl…tuberolling some ancient Telefunken into the Herron….. Recent arrivals; 7 x various Scriabin from the used bin…yowsa…  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw hang in there man ;-) you are a treasure to your mom and family. i will put together some streaming / DAC thoughts….via PM  
Need speaker recommendations.
and your expectations around SPL ?  
Need speaker recommendations.
what power amp ?  
Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges?
Benz Glider - Sound got slightly better ;-) pre covid turnaround was about a month, cost was around $400 No complaints, excellent communication thru the process. Jim  
6H30 replacement
Hi Mike - I have been thinning the herd, i am down to just 2 turntables…ha. I ordered a pair of curve tracer matched Mazda from Brent to roll into the Herron. We shall see…..or hear… best Jim  
CHANGING FROM AUDIO RESEARCH TO AUDIO NOTE SYSTEM 
good thread, good journey..my best to you. consider a quick RT60 measure of your room vs. dealer as they seem wildly divergent…..  
Audio nonsense
CMDFBCoS cheap MDF cabinet on springs….. WreckTone… yup…..