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Cart update: old TT, new electronics
Final update: bought the Grado reference.Got it here for $495, the 5mv version. Figured if it works well I could always sell it for the 0.5mV later. Using the Thorens alignment template on my 2nd tonearm wand, was able to get VTA, azimuth, zenith ... 
Cart update: old TT, new electronics
Some more information. I just spoke with John Campas at Grado who said their carts are designed for tonearms with 10-15 grams of effective mass - my Thorens is 7.5g. He said all I have to do is put 3-5g of playdoh or putty in the headshell to get ... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
Although I'm in the market for a significant speaker upgrade, I've been using a pair of the original Boston Acoustics A200, Andy Petite's first design after leaving Advent c1981 for nearly that long now. I've upgraded the caps in the crossover, by... 
Breaking in cables with FM static
If volume is reasonable, ie not far above your normal music listening level, no damage will occur as the energy is spread evenly across the audio spectrum w/o transients. So yes, FM white noise is a very efficient way to break in all components do...