Intermittent slight Hiss FET-9 Preamp

Yeah - the only thing that will really bum me out will be the day that the stylus on my trusty Shure V15-VMR dies or I break it like an idiot.

Getting something comparable will probably set me back around a grand (Sumiko, Dynavector, or Benz Micro, etc...) but until then::sing::hphones:
 
And you're in Wisconsin / not too far away too!
Maybe a good excuse for a "Road Trip" sometime...

Maybe sometime I'll have to see about buying one of those off of you and putting it somewhere for "Safe keeping" (If I have a backup - My hearing will probably be gone before I need to replace THAT one...)