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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pretenders - S/T caught them live on this tour, smaller hall....just a freaking blast....  
Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max
good move ! much happiness to you....  
High Fidelity Sound Speaker
Roxy..good cabinets will cut the entertainment value.......  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Norah Jones - Day Breaks ( orange vinyl.... )  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Right on Bill - as far as my taste goes, Norah could read a Ukranian phone book and I would probably buy a recording....   Tony Joe White - Homemade Ice Cream - AAP 45 Rpm, man this has jump factor...  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patricia Barber - Nightclub - also stunning sonics :-)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Railroad Earth - Last of the Outlaws  
A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do?
i admire the high road taken by you !  
Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200
The Nova is quite good, super quiet and hyper linear. The mentioned Manley and Gold Note are great. The Gold Note makes loading and EQ changes dope simple. Stretch and find a Herron IF you can.Also IF you don't need a ton of gain, a Croft RIAA is ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I have been fortunate to catch RT live now in a variety of venues from Benaroya hall in Seattle to the 300 ish seat Belly Up in Solana Beach...fantastic each time... I highly recommend him. Spinning Rumor and Sigh...MoFi  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tim - on the surface I love the phono cartridge strategy, however with my preference that they be attached to tonearms... another rabbit hole... ha. I believe I could use a Kuzma 4 point.... ha  
Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker?
Even Levon Helm's ( RIP ) brilliantly damped kick drum has harmonics and reflections that allow the human ear to locate it and ascertain the acoustic reverberant space it is located in. Time and phase information in the waveform that makes it to t... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
sorry for confusion..in my quest to pare down the gear pile, i am evaluating the heavily modified MC240 " family heirloom " as a replace-for my RM-9.... Paring down is a B... argh...  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
a bit in arrears: Patty Griffin - River and Silver Bell   Eva Cassidy - Songbird   Dire Straits - S/T 45 rpm Mofi   Getz / Gilberto - 45 rpm AAP.... super lovely...  
Tube Line Stage around $5k
my fishing buddy and flyrod builder has a Toolshed amp for the Cornwall i modified for him, freaking cool - You are in a good place :-) Enjoy Jim