A Thorens MKII and a Stanton 681EEE would sound very nice indeed. I just discovered a Stanton 980HZS for sale on Aussie Ebay, along with a Shure V15, and an SME 3009 series III tonearm - all from the same dealer. Talk about blasts from the past.

I agree about the artwork, especially those 70s prog rock album covers from the likes of Roger Dean etc.

I'm also digitising my vinyl at the moment - vinyl ripping they call it. Be careful removing the pops and clicks. Some filters rip the guts out ofthe music as well \:\)

Shane

Raspberry Pi running Squeezelite->IQAudio Pi-DAC->NAD C320BEE amp->Usher S-520 bookshelf speakers