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Turntable recommendation
I happen to be budget constrained. My main turn tables are old, but very good for their time. I think my Kenwood KD 550 was around $400 (Tax refund) it was a demonstrator and it came with a Shure V 15. So I'm going to recommend an entry level Rega... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
tough day in the salt mine. what I pulled out.... Every Jesse Winchester I have. Buck Wheat (BW Stevenson) "We Be Sailin". Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. and the live Lucinda Williams At The Forum. I was Thinking about the David Ray compilation, m... 
My Final System Build in Words & Pictures
What phono cartridge(s) did you settle on? Did you carry anything over, beside the 10 ga power cord?  I've had my Kenwood KD 550 on the 1950's style "sand box" since I bought it new. The boxes have been made out of plywood, 2-by-6, and now scaveng... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Oily Rags, Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock, Gerry Hogan, Ian Wallace (Signature FW39524) Brinsley Schwarz (Capital/EMI SWBC-11859) Marc Benno Lost In Austin ( A&M SP-5271)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Piano Greats: Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Mike Di Napoli  (Guest Star GS1403) Errol Garner: Paris Expressions (Columbia C2L-9 demo, not for sale) Jimmy McHugh w/ Urbie Green, In Hi-Fi (RCA Victor LPM- 1741) Return To Forever, Music Magic (Columbia... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yes! I'm going to get mine out for later. Great album  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
from last night Ronnie Laws "Pressure Sensitive"  Blue Note BN-LA452-G Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges "Side By Side" Verve MG V-8345 and then "Back To Back" Verve MG V-8317 finale: The Astronauts (hometown band) "Astronauts Orbit Kampus" A-... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Missing Delores... "Everybody Else Is Doing It" "Wake Up And Smell The Coffee" "Remembering Delores"  
Advice on how to liquidate system
I also have a hearing issue. Mine is just the right ear. Try a bone conductance speaker, I used one for a year or two.  Hearing aid tech has improved.  And, so has my perception.  I don't think that I ever stopped being an active listener. What ha... 
TWO triple plinth turntables Music Hall mmf-9.3 review and cartridge comparison
Thanks. I'm TT shopping. Help-ful  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
B W Stevenson "We Be Sailin"" Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic "Grofe, Grand Canyon Suite" (love that thunderstorm)  
Cartridge question
I don't mean to be......... (can't stop over explainin').....The two cartridges on your list I have experience are the Shure and the Stanton...  The Stanton has a good reputation, especially as a DJ cartridge. Sturdy and forgiving of set up errors... 
Tune of the Day
Commodores  "Brick House"  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
shoot. didn't read the instructions clear through, again  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
2 complete albums: B. W. Stevenson "We Be Sailin" The Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"