Rants

These rants are typically short blasts and me spouting off about recent events, news and other stuff!

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Turntable FAQ: Service Or Buy New?

I get asked this turntable FAQ all the time. Is there a simple answer? Usually, yes. There is nothing new in turntable design and much of the best turntable engineering and design was done back in the 70’s and 80’s. Sure there was some junk from the time too, but it was cheap to buy even […]

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Service Improves Turntable Performance

Clients will often ask: “Mike, does my deck really need a service?” Based on experience, there are very few situations where a service won’t noticeably improve turntable performance. I usually reply with “Have you ever had it serviced?”, “Has the bearing oil ever been changed?” and “Has your cartridge ever been properly aligned?” You can probably imagine

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