I don't care what you get, but you seem to have some serious anger issues with "modern society" and our ease of communication channeled through your frustration with smartphones. You should get that checked out.

The retailer is not interested in doing any more business with me. They just said, "sorry... we tried it and can't find any issues" and sent it back. I will obviously not be doing business with them in the future. I don't have a car at the moment so local HiFi shops are a no-go.   I still...

Quote: I have some fantastic new vinyl. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is one example. But it's a known issue that 180g vinyl is often warped right out of the press. Some of my 120g new stuff is also quite bad -- I have Paramore's Riot and Say Anything's self-titled LP and both are pretty...

Quote: Not too sure where you came up with that -- I never said a word about USB audio and I am not foolish enough to "like to think" that it's simple at all. But you are right to keep the tech-talk to that forum.

The quality of the vinyl itself is pretty terrible these days. Most of the new releases I have come warped out of the package and the edges are usually pretty rough.

I can't say that a high-end USB cable will make an audible difference, but your understanding of how binary numbers are "moved" around in a circuit is very misconstrued. But it's not your fault, popular culture of the last 20 years has led you to believe what you do.   There are not...

It's pretty funny to see the posts from 2006 all worked up about DRM and low-quality MP3 files. It's a great reminder how we have advanced as a digital society in five years.   Me, personally? Welp, I just joined the vinyl train and the next stop isn't for a looong time ahead...

That's on my to-do list for later this week.   From what I understand (I'm new to all of this) in standard turntables the wires connected to the headshell/cartridge are directly connected to the RCA jacks. It seems that I could simply modify the TT and perform this myself, but it would be a...

I just picked up "Give Up" by the Postal Service and the synth on "Nothing Better" is really great on the cans.

Also, listening to music via headphones is, by nature, a very solitary activity so you will tend to find those who are a little more introverted attracted to the hobby. The hunt for vinyl at record shops is also very much a solitary but often rewarding activity.

I am a vinylhaulic so I have to sit close to my turntable (well, rather, my turntable is next to my desk). If I'm not doing anything I tend to lean back with my feet on the desk and immerse myself in the music. One great benefit of vinyl is that I can read the liner notes and look at the cover...

I got it back yesterday and there was no change -- the shop said they had no problems with their systems. I suppose there is some issue with my house's power supply. I've installed a isolation transformer and the hum is a lot less noticeable, which will do for now.   E: Is it possible to...

Quote: The turntable was ordered online (there are no Pro-ject dealers here) so getting it to the shop involved shipping. Not a big deal though. They called me today and assured it makes no noise with 3 of their systems, so it's back here to troubleshoot further. My next step is to bring...

It got back to the store today. They said they didn't notice anything wrong but they're "keeping it another day to run more tests." They're wasting labor costs when they can just send that unit back to Pro-ject and give me a new one. Depending on their conclusions tomorrow I may insist a new...

The hum was audible starting at 9 o'clock -- totally ridiculous. The company I bought it from agreed to accept it back and "check it out." Since it's so variable a situation it is completely possible that they won't experience the same issues I am having, or it is possible that the turntable is...