Whats on your turntable tonight?

Getting ready to listen to the Puritan Audio PSM 156. Gonna try it on my front end first. Replacing the Shunyata Hydra 8 & 6. Left it plugged in with a fan for the last 20 hours.

My front end and "back end" are on two separate dedicated lines. I measured the "back end" out of the Shunyata 4 that is daisy-chained to a V-Ray with my Alpha Labs EMI meter and the reading hovers around 350 mv. Just measured the Puritan on the front end line at 115mv. A substantial decrease that should translate into clearer sound.

.........failed to mention that the Puritan replaced an Akiko Audio triple AC enhancer as well.

Warming up with Damien Rice "O", the last lp I listened to on Sunday. The cartridge always takes around 30 minutes to start sounding good. Right off the bat, I hear many improvements though. Acoustic guitar..... the plucked strings have increased resonance and clarity. Bass is more impactful and deeper. On one song there’s crowd noise in the background, like a gathering in another room.....it is more easily heard. Lisa Hannigan’s vocals are more easily heard and more meaningful.

Using the 2m/15 gauge Puritan PC that came with the 156.

The Doors - "Alive She Cried"

Nice NM copied showed up today to replace the poor hand-me-down copy that a buddy gave me. I'm happy he gave me that old copy because listening to it, through all the scratches and grunge, I could tell the SQ was going to be great. It is........... 

Duke Ellington "Masterpieces"
AP/45rpm

Frank Black "S/T"