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Kuzma Airline vs Da-vinci Grandezza Ref
well within the context of using different tables (and cartridges?) i would still be interested in your general impressions and which one you listen to more often. 
What is the best DAC ever made?
Well said Erturul.FWIW I have yet to hear an analog front end that convincingly betters the Zanden 2000/Signature combo. I am an analog guy and have had many fine tt/arm/cart combos (best was a Micro seiki sx 8000 with Air Tangent and Zyx Universe... 
Walker Audio Prelude LP Cleaning Solution
I have not tried the Walker enzyme product just yet, but am planning to. Inthe mean time I adda few commetns on cleaning records. Having lived with the ELP laser player as well as a more conventional tt/arm setup it is clear that the ELP will inst... 
Amps for Avalon Osiris CAT JL3, Boulder 2060, Dart
FWIW I have had both CAT JL3 Sig and Atma-spere MA-2 ( i belive Rushton now has the pair I owned).I fully agree with Essentialaudio: the Cat's have fantastic bass but are not up to the std's of the MA-2's in the midrange. They are, in fact, a litt... 
V.Y.G.E.R. Indian signature comparison
If the Vyger is still made by Pino Viola in Italy I would stay very far away from it> I had a VYGER Indain Sig and got very badly burned by Pino on a carbon tone arm: I sent him the money and never heard from him again. Table is beautiful but h... 
Tube amp to drive MBL 101's
I own a pair of 101E's and use the CAT JL-3s with them. The combination is very good and the JL-3's drive the speaker to reasonable volume in my 14x20 room with authority and finesse. The 101's still have some discontinuity between the MR and lowe... 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
Soundlab U-1, Beveridge 2's, original Apogee's 
Best speaker in nearfield listening
Any of the full range Soundlab electro stats are exceptional in the near field. Reason: they are a full range single element; no crossovers, no need to blend seperate drivers. You can listen to them very close almost like giant headphones. Nearfie... 
Isolation Platform for CD Transport??
Nimbus air latform. see www.machinadynamica.com 
Hanging Audio Rack?
I use a Billy Bags Tripod rack filled with sand. I then suspend my Dac from the rack with mon filiment fishline. I use a medium weigth spring between the fishline and the Dac to help absorb any low frequency transmission. I decouple the fsihline f... 
Ensemble power porducts: a surprise no.2
Hey! I'm just trying to share my honest reaction to an interesting product. I don't have to buy any of these products. I audition them and if I fin dthey add to my pleasure and goal of the recreation of live music then i vote with my dollars. Audi... 
Electrostatic or Dynamic
This is audiophile neurosis. You can never have it all youhave to pick your 'poison': tube vs solid state, digital vs analog, dynamic vs electostat etc, etc 
CEC - how are they these days?
$3K will buy you a used CEC TL-1x which is excellent. Or spned a lttel more and get a used Forsell which is very musical. Can't go wrong with either of these. The Forsell sounds a little more musical but the CEC is easier to operate and less obtru... 
any silversmith cable users?
I had been using Goertz AG-3 apeaker cables and Sapphire ic. The Silversmith very handily beat the Goertz inb terms of soundstage witdth, depth and low level detail. Slightly more transparent as well. I would like to try the Audio Note cables to c... 
Ensemble power porducts: a surprise
The P300 is essentially an amplifier. The RGPS supposedly offers amplifiers greater power reserves, hence my combining them. In my listening there is a mildly additive perfromacne increase using the combination over either seperate. Given a choice...