a $5 turntable makes we wanna throw out my XM & I-pod!

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I have a 1219 with the same AT cart you mentioned (AT440, but maybe an earlier suffix) and a 650RC with an Ortofon ULM55E. I run whichever one I'm using at the time through a Lazarus Cascade tube pre/phono and then to 2 EL84 SETs in mono, plus various single driver speakers to complete my minimalist rig.

Recently I put an old Garrard back in good shape for use on 78s. I put a special stylus designed for 78s on an old Shure I had laying around and it really works great. I can't believe how many great old classical collections are available on 78rpm for a quarter. I am totally addicted! Kinda wierd for an old headbanger, but that's me ...

Furtwangler conducting Beethoven's 9th played on a 'direct to disc' 78 sounds like heavy metal to me!

Thanks, I'm not particularly technical with it either, I've just picked up the knowlege due to the fact that I play guitar through a tube amp, and this type of knowlege is kind of a prerequisite if you don't want to get screwed over by people less than scrupulous people who call themselves 'guitar amp techs'. -- I've been burned more than once on stuff like this.

I would like to get more involved with it, however, I'm completely useless with a soldering iron.

I'm currently playing through a Seymour Duncan 100 watt Convertable amp, or at least I was until the filiaments in the cheapo Russian 5u4g rectifier died. I'm currently waiting for my replacement ( used Sylvania 5u4gb ) to be shipped to my doorstep. -- From the looks of it, it appears to be from the late 60's, early 70's.

To find out more about the amp that I have, check this out, it's a fairly good resource, and I also think I may have helped sourt the man's serial # dating scheme out.

http://www.diyguitarist.com/GuitarAmps/Convert.htm

What an amazing and informative site. That guy did a great job restoring that amp.

Wish I had something cool like a Seymour Duncan Convertible amp. *Dawg turns green, looks down, kicks rocks*

Cool amp!

Yet another variation on the theme of Tube Monoblock amp/speaker combos for your iPod:

http://www.kendrick-amplifiers.com/Merc ... de=MONOB01