This is fun! What a wonderful group of people.
I've been having some serious trouble with my analog front end. I believe it's my cartridge. Foolishly, I sold ALL of my old cartridges so not even one do I have for changing out to test and trouble shoot. I'm bringing my rig over to Upscale Audio fairly soon and they are going to check the stylus/cantilever. Also my phono stage, just in case. And that is why I have not been playing vinyl lately.
On the bright side, no matter the outcome, I am also looking to upgrade my analog front end. I believe that a new turntable, tonearm, and cartridge are in the cards for me in the very near future.
I am not getting any younger. Now is the time to make some rather significant steps forward in my system. And then, enjoy!
Look at what Brian has been doing. Same idea, I believe.