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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Peter Ludwig / Peter Wöpke / Arben Spahiu ‎– Café Banlieue, Tango a Trois(Farao Studios 2006) 
Preamps or source components
I think you're asking if it's okay to use a power conditioner if the supply voltage from the mains goes over 120v. Sure. The pc has electronics to ensure a stable output voltage. Unless, of course, the pc only uses isolation transformers only. 
Guttenberg and Quad Electrostatics
Love 'em. Forget having them on the original feet. I feel they work best like this:https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/1593 
Mickey Mouse Ears
Can you imagine if they took off? It would be the next "cable" movement with manufacturers using exotic materials; the best and most expensive being a version using wood from a Stradivarius.  
Tube preamp (EAR 868) plays music for 10 seconds after being powered off... Why?
Preamp power supply capacitors provide enough power to run the unit for the 10 seconds. The power amp would do something like that but probably cuts output using relays at power down. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Streaming Cornershop. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band ‎– S/T(Good Time Jazz 1955)Almost perfect music and recording.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Iron & Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop 2004 [RP 2005]) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Stanley Turrentine / Gloria Lynne ‎– Love's Finally Found Me (Versatile 1977)I've landed on the set of Starsky & Hutch. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Chico Hamilton Quintet ‎– Chico Hamilton Special (Columbia Odyssey 1968 [RE 1961]) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Esther Phillips ‎– Confessin' The Blues (Atlantic 1976) 
It has returned
I was talking about alignment protractor, azimuth gauge and stylus force scale.  Or is that overkill? Stylus force gauge is pretty important - get one of those. Alignment protractor is also very helpful. You can find free ones online that you c... 
what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with.
Anyone have experience of the Alfred Bokrand modified Ortofon AS 309? 
Life span of silver cables with cotton/air dielectric
I've Clear Day silver speaker cables for about 4 years and not noticed any SQ deterioration issues. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Oxeye Daisy ▶︎ Wanting | Oxeye Daisy (bandcamp.com)