Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Paul Kletzki Conducts Mahler No. 1. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Angel reissue late 70’s, originally 1962
I have a REL sub, model S-812, and use the high-level connectivity, coming from my amp.  I got the Audioquest Rocket 88 REL specific cable in place of the supplied REL high-level connection (much nicer cable).  I still don't understand that the phono stage would connect directly to the sub.  Yes, the REL also has low-level inputs (RCA connections) but why would you connect the phono stage there?  What am I missing?

Sir John Barbirolli conducts Grieg - Peer Gynt. Hallé Orchestra W/The Ambrosian Singers. Angel 1969