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First two lps are absolutely stunning! Beautiful music, beautifully captured and recorded. Have yet to listen to the next two lps.

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago ‎– We Are On The Edge (A 50th Anniversary Celebration) 4xLP

I got my Vinyl Flat and 240V Groovy pouch for US$223.90 including shipping to NZ in 2012. Worth every penny.

Send it back. Its also putting extra unwarranted strain on your cartridge's suspension.

Ditto. Wilson Maxx3's. Nice! Always wanted to hear a pair of speakers that cost more than my house...;)

I'd recheck alignment, tracking force and anti skate.

Miles Davis & John Coltrane ‎– The Final Tour: Paris, March 21, 1960, LPs

AP will quote shipping costs prior to processing the order for international sales. Standard courier shipping rates are quite high, but you can request a quote for other normal international mailing methods. My last orders of 4 or 5 mostly double LPs, ship within US for free (over US$49) and are sent to my on-shipping service for a cost of NZ$30. Took 5 days to arrive once received at the on-shipping centre. The last quote to send them to NZ direct was about US$75 cheapest method.

Gil Evans Orchestra* Featuring Cannonball Adderley ‎– New Bottle Old Wine Evans takes some great jazz classics and recomposes them. Loving the few Tone Poet releases I have. Must get more.

Sonny Sharrock ‎– Ask The Ages feat. Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, and Charnett Moffett This is a very very damn good and as the label says "Stereo 45rpm play loud" it really does deserve to be played loud. Shame he dies so prematurely.

Confessin' The Blues Vol 1 Confessin’ The Blues collects together the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect education to the genre. The tracklisting on the various formats have been chosen by The Rolling Stones

Finally got myself a vinyl copy of Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt ‎– A Meeting By The River

Nathan Davis With Georges Arvanitas Trio ‎– Live In Paris - The ORTF Recordings 1966/67 3LP My first Nathan Davis album and what a cracker it is too! First time I've seen a warning label like this though on the back cover, evident on a few of the piano parts AFAICT.

This site lists original replacement styii but quite pricey https://www.pickupnaalden.com/english/turntable_needles.asp?M=Supex_SM-100 MK-II__7330 The SM100 goes for about $150 used. For your Rotel I'd just get a new Ortofon 2M Red (or cheaper still an AT95E).

if the replacement is worse I'd just cut my loss and ask for a refund