u/Swimming_Olive_5348

Can you guess my favourite band lol.. scored a technics SL 1200 MK2 to go with my Panasonic SA-HE100 receiver, a Wiim-mini, and a Syitren portable hifi CD player with optical out that's pretty good. I have this Akai tape player but it needs new rubber belts. The speakers im not sure of where theyre from, no logo or serial number on them but they used to be my parents' and sound really good. I have a better record storage box coming, I'm propping the good ones up with unplayable used records for now.

It's kind of an awkward room that needs to triple as my desk area, spare bedroom and art supplies room so unfortunately I don't have more space to move the speakers apart but they're about the same distance from each other as they are from my listening spot at least.

Should I just move it next to my record player? (Holding off until I get two replacement feet for my turntable, currently the back two are sitting on a bunch of rubber coasters to keep it even).

I'd like to install an Ortofon 2M red cartridge on my vintage Technics turntable. It has a Technics SH98 headshell which comes with a panel underneath where the two screws go in, rather than a flat headshell. The cartridge should fit but I'm worried it will be tight and I won't get enough overhang, not sure though. This is my first time replacing a cartridge on my first turntable. Any tips would be appreciated-- should I just get a new headshell too?

I'm working on this pattern by Grimbroidery with some linen fabric I got from Amazon. Ive only ever done embroidery kits before, and now I'm realizing maybe this fabric isn't dense enough and my worry is that the water soluable stabilizer is doing all the heavy lifting and when it washes off, it's all going to become warped. I guess this was a good practice piece of that's the case 😭 what do you guys think?

My skin has felt more dry lately, I've been using SPF religiously since I was 22 (am 42 now) but I recently have noticed this skin texture. I always had been blessed with small pores but this is fairly new. A gentle moisturizer helps smooth it out. The only skin product I use is a nightly moisturizer with 10% urea that I've been using since I was in my 20s.

I'm getting isolation feet for the speakers soon.

Was very lucky to inherit some great equipment. I haven't tried the tape player or the cd player yet but the Technics SL 1200 is amazing.

Recently I've noticed that pictures I take of myself with my phone show a lot of texture on my lower face that I'm not used to seeing. I notice it more in the mirror too but maybe only because the pictures are making me more aware of it. I don't have real jowls yet (I think) but I'm worried this texture is the start of them. I'm 42 years old with dry skin type. i know new cameras use AI to bring out details more these days. I had a really old phone before this one, from circa 2019 and I miss it a bit haha.