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generankin

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Review: Dynavector KARAT 23 R Cartridge
I bought a 23R new waaay back, and it lives in a very low-mass Breuer 5A arm.  It still sounds pretty much as I recall it (though I confess I listen to more CDs than I do vinyl nowadays, for very few modern bluesmen record on vinyl).  I forget wha... 
breuer 5c tonearm
I have a 5A (which is the arm) and the 5C (which is the fluid damping 'accessory'). As the plinth of my SP-10 is too high to allow the installation of the 5C, it still sits in its box. I have complete literature from Breuer (with whom I corres... 
B&W DM6, any good compared to speakers today?
I've got a pair, bought new in 1978. They've had quite a few different electronics bits feeding music to them over the past 37 year. I guess I might contemplate replacing them with a set of big Magneplanars, but they lack the necessary Wife Approv... 
anyone happy with Breuer tonearm? experiences?
I've had a 5b for about 34 years. When I installed it, I had a record playing while I telephoned my then-girlfriend (wife now for going on 33 years). She interrupted to ask if I'd gotten a new cartridge. I asked why (she knew the recording: Ditter... 
B&W DM6 speakers
I have a pair that I've owned since 1978-79. The only things I'd swap 'em for would be a pair of 'stats. But they'd have difficulty getting admitted to a room that others use.Once I tried an electronic x-over and a set of subs I built from JBL 15-... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
Never deceived the wife (never had to - we have two separate economies, share joint expenses), but I have a Breuer story: I was in law school, read about one, found it in a SF shop, 3,000 miles away. The shop had two locals competing for it, sold ... 
Wisconsin - Anyone interested?
Tap beer for me, please. I'm a Union member, BTW, and can buy.-Gene Rankin 
Wisconsin - Anyone interested?
Having come to this a tad late ... I'm in Madison, think this might be interesting. March 29 at the Rat?