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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Phoebe Snow. 1974. Shelter records. $4. Fabulous. Clean, crisp, transparent recording (before they destroyed music with digital.) 
Great Value in Used Phono Preamp’s?
Here's a Croft phono preamp for stupid money - less than half price. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis90i94-croft-micro-25-preamp-tube 
Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable
@slaw Yup. 10". Seems to work fine with the overhang. I wanted to get the Resomat but he's retired from making them.@bpoletti yes but it is the wood that makes it sluggish. Try the stillpoints on granite blocks..I beg you!! And spill the beans on ... 
Like the new look to audiogon ?
Hey, let's use thumbnails...and then hobble them. Daft. 
Upgrade from Pro ject DC Carbon to RPM1
Or maybe they consider the question answered!Don’t get too disheartened. Sometimes threads take a while to gain momentum. I would advise you to save a little more and look at investing in a table further up the ladder. You will be glad you did. Ke... 
What is as tube sounding as Conrad today?
CJ? Any amp with some Mullard M8137s! 
Upgrade from Pro ject DC Carbon to RPM1
Sideways move. How about a Pioneer PLX1000 and keep your cartridge? 
Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable
@bpoletti Er... your turntable mat. You don’t have one, do ya? No Virtual System either. A few years ago, I had problems with heavy furniture under my 401. Warmth, blurring, sluggishness. I put 3 small granite block samples on the furniture top. T... 
Which amp
ARC VT150.Unless belt is worn, giving a belt drive table a hand to spin up is completely fine. 
Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable
All I'm REALLY trying to do is get rid of some warmth that seems to be coming from the tableTry replacing your mat with a vinyl record preferably a 10". Which is what I use. 
need help for speaker cable
Make your own using UP-OCC copper with Teflon insulation from Parts ConneXion.Here is the original post.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/up-occ-solid-core-copper-for-speaker-cable 
Confused about Rega and VTA....
Peter Riggle makes VTA mods for DIY install.http://www.vtaf.com/3ptmount.html 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
New View ~ New John Handy QuintetNew Songs For Old Friends ~ Tom PaxtonAnother World ~ Stan GetzLovetune For Vacuum ~ Soap and SkinMore Love Songs ~ Loudon Wainwright lll 
Repair Linn turntable vs buying a different one
Golly, $7k is a lot to spend on a used LP12. What is wrong with it? You can replace a busted Valhalla board with a new DC motor kit for a few hundred bucks. Unless the Ittok is worn out, keep it and add an AT Art9... 
Anyone hear a Croft Integrated Amp?
@gochurchgo There is one for sale at the giveaway price of $650 here.