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100% agree with both suggestions. Much better quality thanProJect, Rega, AT at similar prices. U-Turn has awesome customer service as well.

RZA - Ghost Dog Red or White Vinyl Ghost Dog - Original Motion Picture Score - Deluxe Edition Vinyl

25% off at Matador excludes pre-orders Code: VOTEMATADOR

I've had my shipping prices automated for a couple years but I just got a notice that it was incomplete because of the order size setting. The order size setting has been filled in from the beginning. Nothing worked until I just deleted that shipping policy and added a new one with the exact same parameters. I'm glad I don't ship overseas.

I would only recommend a physical store if you're able to take over the store where you would be volunteering. You'll be able to understand how that particular store works(which you can improve upon as needed) and how much of a built-in clientele you might expect. At best you might make a little money and have a cool spot/hobby. And definitely do online sales with accurate grading and reasonable/secure shipping. Good luck.

The Lounge Audio LCR MKIII is an excellent preamp and a definite step up from the Pro-Ject.

There's a few copies of the blue up on Discogs for $45 https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/15840505?ev=rb

Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter $13.98 at Walfart Free shipping over $35 sucks but got free ship to store in 2 days.

10/16 https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34686613/tom-petty-wildflowers-all-the-rest-3lp "The 3 LP edition contains the original 1994 Wildflowers album (remastered) with 15 tracks on two LPs. LP 3 contains All The Rest, the 10 songs from the Wildflowers sessions that were left off the album, 5 of which are previously unreleased."

The phono stage in your amp could have gone bad. I've had it happen before. Try another amp/receiver with phono inputs or an external phono stage to test.

https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34634797/the-toadies-rubberneck

Not sure what your budget is but I would replace those speakers first. Give us your budget, tastes, room for possible speaker recommendations. For a cheaper improvement you might want to consider the Ortofon Blue or something similar. An even cheaper option is getting just the Blue stylus as it can be installed on a Red cartridge. (The Bronze and Black cannot be used on the Red cartridge FYI) I had the Esprit and found it to be a solid table if overpriced. In my research and auditioning I found that you're probably looking to spend $1000+ to get to the next tier of turntable if you're looking to replace the Esprit. I think that should be your lowest priority though. I may have some more advice when I have more time. Good luck going down the upgrade rabbit hole!

From Discogs staff: It won't really affect me but it looks like there are many issues and unanswered questions for many sellers. They're going apeshit on the Discogs Forum. Edit to expand title

https://musicmillennium.com/UPC/656605150031

https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34576227/reznor-trent-attic-social-network-2lp

Bullmoose posted indie exclusive

Already received this and it turned out to be the box set. Many thanks.

. Their site will show what formats are available for any given item. When I ordered mine there was an option for the indie exclusive. Must have sold out quickly.

You could do that too. You would just have to manually adjust the volume on the speakers. I'm sure there's something you could buy to connect between the preamp and the speakers that can control volume remotely if that's an issue. Good luck.

If minimal is your ideal then I personally would just try the turntable>Phono Box>Link option first and just return the Link if it's not up to snuff. The beauty of the Amazon return policy.

I was just looking at the Link closer and editted my first post. I would imagine that it's not a very good amp when used with a turntable and preamp but it could be good enough depending on your needs/wants.

You would still need an amp of some sort in addition to the Phono Box. It looks like you should be able to connect the Phono Box directly to the Link.

https://musicmillennium.com/UPC/194397058819

In that budget I would go with U-Turn over anything else. https://uturnaudio.com/pages/turntables

Blue vinyl up at Bullmoose $19