Did you know some amps/preamps from the late 50s,and ealy 60s have settings for RIAA and pre RIAA Lps? I think my Fisher X-101 does,I need to look. Roger ________________________________ From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:43 PM Subject: [ARSCLIST] Useful - good starting point for pre-RIAA grooved disk playback http://www.mil-media.com/pdf/Millennia%2078%20EQ%20Chart.pdf note the wise advice repeated twice in this document -- "use your ears as the final reference." -- Tom Fine PS -- I've also found this to be a useful starting point: http://www.shellac.org/wams/wequal.html it pretty much matches the settings recommended on the McIntosh preamp that had the variable phono EQ buttons (forgot the model number)