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Air Tight PC7 for $2500 retail is amazing. 
AIR TIGHT PC-7 with Shindo preamp.
I mentioned to fjn04 that I’ve had the Shindo/T2/TSD15 combo in the past and now have Thoress/PC7. There was some time in between and the systems overall are different although similar. So, hard to make any direct comparisons. However, I feel conf... 
Anyone in or near Ann Arbor?
The Allnic has an unusually low input impedance of 10k ohm, which I discovered after the fact.  The unknown solid state phono pre I believe has an output impedance of around 2k ohm.  There is nothing defective with the Allnic.  If I could drop thi... 
Best MM?
Why do some of the eBay Victor X-1ii say titanium cantilever instead of beryllium?  
Best MM?
What kind of arm is the ADC compatible with?  Is the abnormally high compliance figure correct?  
Best MM?
If I was going to acquire one vintage MM to compare with the Audio Note IQ3, which would it be?  It must be compatible with a Kuzma 4Point (13g) and be somewhat easy to find, preferably NOS. 
Best MM?
Inna - New from Audio Compositions.  Retail is $1025 now.  You can email them for a price. 
Best MM?
I have an IQ3 shipping to me this week. 
AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3
I'm going to return the cartridge.  No sense in risking there being unseen damage or wear to it.  Surely banging around inside a fairly big hard plastic case is not great for something so delicate that is built under microscope.  Disappointing to ... 
AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3
I opened the box and unfortunately the cartridge was no longer attached to the headshell mount and was rolling around inside the plastic case. The cantilever cover was still in place and the cantilever is straight, but doesn’t it seem like not a g... 
AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3
I ended up buying a new ART-9 off eBay.  For those who have bought new ones, is there supposed to be two things rolling around in the box?  I don't want to open mine until I hear from the seller, Thakker.  The tamper proof seals are still in place... 
PS Audio Direct Stream with Bridge II or Aurender N100H
Connect a switch to your router, plug both things into switch, then when you reboot the router it won't impact your local home network. 
AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3
Ahh, the ART-7 is very low output.  I found this..."According to an insider at Audio Technica (Japan) the ART7 is more for classical music because it has better micro layering of soundstage. ART9 on the other hand is a much more of an all rounde... 
AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3
What's the difference between the ART-7 and ART-9?  I see the price is almost the same, but everyone here is talking about the ART-9. 
Phono Preamps with "balls" ?
Isn't the NVO SPA supposed to be exactly this and a giant killer at the price it's at?