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Anybody out there re-cantilever their cartridge with a Soundsmith Contact Line diamond ?
Have had it done 9 times by Soundsmith, everything from his level ll rebuild when it was still referred to as a ruby cantilever with the line  contact stylus, his level lll ruby line contact stylus rebuild to just recently his boron cantilever wit... 
Record weights what type would be good for a Luxman PD171-A
@geoffkait , yes but you got them deep pockets. What's he building in there? 
Record weights what type would be good for a Luxman PD171-A
The Black Diamond Record clamps mentioned earlier are some of the best, I have two, the single piece and a two piece that both screw on to the spindle and I love both but the Stillpoint does something that they don't and I find myself going betwee... 
Record weights what type would be good for a Luxman PD171-A
The LPS by Stillpoints might be the answer for you, although expensive at $549.00 they really do a nice job, has a bit of weight to it and is used without any type of washer under it. Music Direct will refund your money if not satisfied so really ... 
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
@tablejockey, side four of Second Winter would be very hard on your stylus, but then it really shouldn't matter to you, your dead. 
Advice for Neophyte Assembling a System
There are a load of great amps out there, tube and solid state, for the last year and a half I have been using a pair of Quicksilver M120s that I got a very good deal on brand new, never unboxed from a guy here on Agon and planned to use them whil... 
Advice for Neophyte Assembling a System
I own the Sophias and use, as a back up, a Pass XA30.5 rated at 30 watts with similar room restraints as yours and it works marvelously. With that said the Sophias look to be a bit more efficient than the Sabrinas so I would hesitate using 30 watt... 
Who uses power conditioning?
I am using a Furman Elite 15 Power Factor and have for the last 8 years with great effect, with that said I upgraded to Furmans Reference 15 six years ago and could not get it out of the system fast enough, just drained the emotion out of the musi... 
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
Adding John Prines When I Get To Heaven, this song says it all for me. 
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
@pehare , Into The Mystic is a great choice, one of my favorite songs off all time but I am going with Vans rendition of Just A Closer Walk with Thee and Levon Helms I Shall be Released. 
CEC CD3100 CD player tray belt, puzzled indeed!
Have you considered having Origin Live the turntable company make you a belt to your specifications? 
Break-In is Brutal
And yet there are those that claim there is no break in of cables and even other electronics integrated into your system to which I say, that is not what my ears tell me. 
Double-Blind ABX Testing Proves All Power Cords Have an Effect on Audio | AVSForum
Stop it. 
Turntable question
With the priorities you mentioned the Technics looks to be a very good choice and one you should be happy with. I am a very big VPI advocate, love the unipivot arms and the over all build of their tables plus the fact they have a solid upgrade pat... 
Direct 2 Disc
The albums I referred to above are D2D even the 45 rpm one by Pintop Perkins.