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Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
@dogberry I don’t think you are doing it wrong at all…. now where did i put that….5th tonearm ?……  
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
@bdp24 well as you well know… neither Grado nor Decca had a monopoly on the far reaching tails of the variability curve…. As a Signet dealer, we had ( more properly were REQUIRED to have a fine German microscope for cartridge evaluation, as PART o... 
Where can I hear classic horns in southern california?
Peter of PBN audio build some quite extensive JBL based horns as well as being true renaissance man. PBN is in Alpine.  
My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or?
i didn’t request post delete, i did go in and edit my 3 virtual systems….. so right…. several photos really don’t help much and might even skew the triple blind listening panel….    
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
especially not a Grado…. of course…..one of my assignments…long ago… was picking thru the incoming Grado and play grading them….. let’s just kindly say they defined variability….. pasquale Grado lived upstairs…but i guess that’s a different story... 
My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or?
reach out to Jan  
My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or?
there is fantastic community of sharing audiophiles in San Diego…. Box the compass we do…. of course Audiogon , paranoid Audiogon gets in the way…. B Jan Montana / Copper Magazine….. might get you in touch, chance to hear more gear, exchanging vie... 
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
before i went 2 far with the false precision, might check the Grado stylus / cantilever alignment…. But, when ya get a good one…magic midrange…. but again….. why enjoy the same wine / food pairing every…..day ?  
My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or?
  OP - You might temporarily test your isolation theory by moving the TT down a shelf….that sort of thing is free… Best to you. Jim  
Made in USA
@cleeds is 300% correct  
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
why drink the same wine….every day….. ?  
Concerningly loud pops in vinyl playback
buddy on agon was also recently getting some popping caused by wifi expenders on same circuit as phono…. worth looking   
My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or?
even a older, well cared for fresh tubes ARC should be a consideration as well, Warren sort of fits the mold. The mentioned Ref Phono 2se will start around $5K plus, quite a lovely bit of kit…… Been a few months since i heard one….. ;-)  
Concerningly loud pops in vinyl playback
Caps in lower end power conditioning or even power strips, even decent PC like PF-15i can sometimes do squirrel tricks…. recent bad experiences w same on a direct drive motor speed stability, worth isolating if ya can. I have an isotech w star gro... 
Concerningly loud pops in vinyl playback
Right O. stock fresh beats iffy NOS….. was lining you up for my motto ; always upgrade on a failure… You are already there w NOS. best wishes ! jim