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12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
@mike6972 Telefunken ECC803S is not a 12AX7.   
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
How are you cleaning the records? Something is not right, or you're doing something wrong. Muffled again after cleaning a record.  
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
@whart Mullard's have no top end! lacked the air of my preferred GEC u-52.  
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
It was only a matter of time. Surprised it took this long.  As I understand it, women seem to have a preference for the ribbed tubes. 😁  
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
An amplifier modulates the power supplied. All things being equal, the better the supply, the better the sound.  I thought rectifiers were rectifiers, nothing to do with the sound.  
Garrard 301 - Project
@pindac It would be wonderful to see photos. Please consider setting up an entry in Virtual Systems, or by the utilization of a preferred photographic sharing utility. One can describe beauty in endless prose but beholding the vision is the revel... 
Garrard 301 - Project
@pindac  Back in the 80s, we had a Garrard 301 motor unit mounted on four toilet rolls. With a Grace 707 arm. It sounded better than sitting on granite. Perhaps the roll of paper acted as very fine layers of wood.  
What do you like to see included in a manufacturer's website?
^ What he said. Lots of photos from different angles including the interior.   
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
Glenn Croft (RIP) told me he used buy Telefunken ECC803S for £5.95 a pop. Now they sell for $1500+ Back in the day, you could buy old stock Tele 12ax7s for 10 bucks a piece  
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
Ribbed Telefunkens are a little more open and detailed than the smooth plates. I run both in a number of preamps.  
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
Dirt on stylus. Drop gently up and down onto isopropyl alcohol soaked spot on Mr. Muscle Magic Eraser a few times.  
Garrard 301 - Project
@lalitk  Hmmm, they lost me at loss of detail. See more comments on sound here If you’re looking for spotlit detail, then it won’t be for you.  
Stolen property
Because if ownership is established after the fact, you forfeit the goods. Honestly, what would it matter if stolen or not?   
SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first?
What I love about the SpinClean is that I can give a record a quick clean if it has picked up a little dust. I do not use dry brushes. The SC detergent apparently grass the dirt out of the distilled water, thereby keeping it cleaner and necessitat... 
SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first?
@benanders I get fine results using a SpinClean with distilled water and supplied detergent. (I also use an ultrasonic unit for first cleaning, with the SpinClean for final rinse.)