Not saying they’re wrong to do this, but this is exactly what’s keeping Linux in the 1%.

If you don’t rock and stone, you ain’t coming home.

Awesome find.

Watch out for the low-end Weller irons on Amazon, they’re all knockoffs. You can still get legitimate Hakko irons and silver solder on there, thank goodness.

https://vintagesonics.com/guides/turntables-guides/how-to-adjust-tonearm-weight-a-step-by-step-guide/

If your up near the city there are plenty of HiFi places that can set you up. Peter Fisher over at the vacuum tube warehouse on Santa Fe in Denver is a freaking genius.

Entry level bookshelf speakers you can find used for dirt cheap. Can try maybe Dali Spektor, Paradigm Titan, PSB Alpha, etc.

When you set up your turntable, you really need to make sure the balance and weight of your tonearm is calibrated, otherwise you will damage your vinyl and the music will lose all of its magic over time.

Been a while since I was on the market for one, but I still have my project debut carbon black with an ortofon red as my daily driver. It’s also crazy easy to grab a old Rega Planar series and restore it to drivable condition if your budget is slim.

I was living in Colorado when I had a Grado green cart on my table, and it picked up EMF like crazy. Turns out grado carts don’t have any shielding, so maybe look for a replacement that has some good grounding. Also, don’t forget to connect your ground wire to your preamp/receiver.

Geany for quick edits, and VSCode for everything else. Mostly because that’s what I’m comfortable with. Think I may try Sublime soon.