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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Reaching back this morning with Carly Simon, Anticipation. 
Why is my turntable sounding so muddy?
In addition to the thoughts already posted, your cartridge may need some break-in time. Have you played it for 20 hours yet? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
fjn04: Emmylou Harris: Greatest Hits. Latter was a thrift store find for a buck. Sounds great-I love when that happens.@fjn04 - This is what makes the hunt so much fun!   
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
I'm sure I've seen that one in "Stereophile".  No, not on Stereophile but it has certainly been in The Absolute Sound (Jonathan Valin) and Positive Feedback (David Robinson). 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
...so I’m just asking what do you consider "suitable"? Orpheus10, my apologies for the delay. A bit over a dozen years ago, I was on a similar search to the one the OP finds himself. Over our time in this hobby, my wife and I have made it our pra... 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
Here is a good example of "Don't feed the trolls," folks. Two posters (or is it one?) with 4 posts and 3 posts to their names. The tone is abusive, the comments completely off-topic. I've reported the abuse. I hope others will do similarly so we c... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Doors - Morrison Hotel 
Best Recording of Music
Among the very best I've heard is an LP played for me today by a friend. It is a hard to find LP on the Sound Storage Recording Company label with music by Bondon and Debussy performed by the Carter Chamber Ensemble, SSR 2020. This is one of the m... 
What's your latest album purchase?
A hard to find LP on the Sound Storage Recording Company label with music by Bondon and Debussy performed by the Carter Chamber Ensemble, SSR 2020. This is one of the most realistic, immediate and natural sounding recordings I've ever heard. 
What's your latest album purchase?
Pink Floyd "Meddle" - the 2016 reissue with Bernie Grundman as the cutting engineer. 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
Whitestix, I regret to have to tell you but AJ Conti passed away recently. See:https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1188155424599920&id=179180802164059Basis will continue but we have lost a terrific audio designer. I agree that he... 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
Orpheus: When the OP went from his original question to 25K, that changed everything, because that’s way past "diminishing returns" This is a fine point, orpheus. You presented your perspective on the question he raised. For you, $25k is already p... 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
Goodness people, pay attention. The OP has 5,000 LPs available to him, he grew up in audio, he's lived with a very nice system including analog. He posed a simple philosophical question in his original post and the commentary that has ensued has r... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue 
Rushton's DIY approach to ultrasonic record cleaning published by Positive Feedback
Nice story about the records from your father's collection, oilmanjojo. I enjoyed reading it.For another point of interest, today I have 4 audio friends over to listen to music. One wanted a demonstration of the ultrasonic cleaning regimen. Two ot...