I am going suggest (in conjunction with the above ideas) lining the interior, hidden surfaces of the desk with Dynamat or a similar product, but given your budget I don't know how appealing that would be.

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Great looking car. I like the center console aswell.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool I just looked into the arm mass of the Pioneer tonearm on another deck from this period for infinitesymphony and noticed yours is actually even higher at 18g so this really precludes the Shure M97 and any of the modern MM AT carts which are far too...

Alright cool, TCC it is. Another thing that I read was the worry of vibrations and the disruptions of the needle from said vibrations. I have a suspended timber floor, with 1/2" inch fiberboard, with 5/8" plywood on top of that, and finally 3/4" solid hardwood floor. Should I be okay to place...

Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu The TC-750LC is very good for the price. Comes from the same stable as the TC-7510 DAC. How about the Hagerman Bugle. Worth the premium over the TC?

Quote: Originally Posted by hciman77 Unless your amp has a dedicated phono input marked as phono then yes, a TT cartridge outputs a small yet heavily equalized signal - to get a listenable signal out you need a phono stage that has both hefty pre-amping and the inverse EQ curve (RIAA)...

Alright, I just dug my dads Pioneer Pl514 TT out from my basement to check it out, as I have a few hip-hop albums I'd like to play on it (no scratching or anything). I'm 100% new to all of this, so please bear with me lol. First thing I noticed were the output connections. There are a left...