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I finally replaced the stylus on my VM95 cartridge, which was attached to my Music Hall mmf-2.2. I had previously been using the SH stylus, and it was way past the 800 hour mark and I was concerned I might be doing damage to my records/ I ended up going back to the VMN95ML, but within 24 hours...

As many of you may be aware, last year during the lockdown I bought an Audio Technica AT-LP140XP as my primary ripping turntable. The Technics belt-drive I was previously using became more trouble than it was worth, and so had the Music Hall mmf-2.2 I was using before that. Now, over 18 months...

For a while I've been dealing with a persistent hum problem with my vinyl ripping setup that I have been unable to trace. I have two suspects: the turntable itself (an AT-LP140XP, which seems to have a history of hum problems) and the PC I'm using for capture (the case is open at several points...

After many years of faithful service and only a couple trips to the repair shop, I am debating on whether or not to put my mmf-2.2 into the shop for one last repair. A couple weeks back, I pulled it out to make sure it was still working (it was), and I even did a couple vinyl rips to compare it...

After a couple months of being in mothballs, I brought out my old mmf-2.2 to see how well it's holding up. I couldn't find the Pro-Ject cartridge alignment protractor that came with it, so I ordered one of those mirrored Hudson Hi-Fi protractors instead. I have since read that those weren't...

In March of this year, not long after I gave myself the dual gifts of a 55-inch 4K smart TV and a Microline stylus for my VM95 cartridge, the Technics SL-B3 that had been my workhorse for nine months finally got too cantankerous to trust for ripping vinyl. I would have random fluctuations in...

During the lockdown in Illinois, my Technics SL-B3 finally got so unstable that I ended up ordering an AT-LP140XP that was on sale at Zzounds for $100 off ($299 total). I have been quite satisfied with the performance so far, but now I am looking to broaden my cartridge horizons. Currently I...

I am looking to pick up one of these in the next couple of weeks, and from what I understand, the tubes themselves do not do any of the actual gain work; they just color the output. That being said, I'm looking to find recommendations for a good all-purpose tube. My ripping habits lean more...

Well, it took me long enough, and it wasn't the direction I planned to go with my upgrade, but yesterday I bought a used Technics SL-B3 off a guy on Craigslist for 75 bucks. The only problems it had were that part of the automatic system wasn't working, so it was manual all the way, and the...

I have decided that I'm giving up my pursuit of a good used SL-1200, and I have found three alternatives: A used Technics SL-220 for $177 without cartridge; a new AT-LP1240USB-XP with an XP5 cartridge, and; a new Pioneer PLX-1000 without cartridge. I am considering the following cartridges for...

After going through the drama I went through earlier this year with the mmf-2.2, I came the conclusion that I do not like turntable withdrawal, and in the interests of avoiding it, I would be getting a backup turntable that would eventually become my primary. I have finally winnowed my choices...

Over the past couple of months, I have been going through a lot of stuff with my otherwise reliable Music Hall mmf-2.2. It all started when I decided to replace the cartridge after having gone through my second Tracker stylus in as many months. I decided to go with the Grado Prestige Black1...

I have finally decided that my ART phono preamp has to go, and I am currently eyeing three models: the Schiit Mani, the U-Turn Pluto and the Pro-Ject Phono Box DC. Admittedly I am leaning heavily towards the Mani, but it's out of stock at both Amazon and Schiit's website. Amazon has the Pluto...

A little over a year ago, I picked up a Music Hall mmf-2.2 turntable from Micro Center in Chicago after watching the price on it drop over the course of another year. When I finally picked it up, it went out the door for $120 bucks. How cool is that for a more or less new Music Hall turntable...

I finally made my move on the Music Hall MMF-2.2 that was hanging around our local Micro Center in Chicago for the past two years. It cost me 150 bucks because they knocked off another $30. Setting it up was a lot less complicated than I had imagined, with the only problem being that the...

After various false starts this year, I will finally be able to get my first new turntable in several years, a Music Hall MMF-2.2 that's been sitting around the local Micro Center for almost two years. Although it is not completely new (the box appears to have been opened), it does not appear to...

Has anyone ever taken their 120 to an electronics shop to have the preamp removal done as opposed to doing it themselves. I have decided to get one of these, and even though the place I'm getting it from has a very liberal exchange/upgrade policy, I foresee myself keeping it because anything...