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Antiskate issue.
Thanks all. 
Antiskate issue.
Thanks for your answers. I did not want my new cartridge wore out before its time. I will try thr mono test. Thanks 
Compliments to Graham
I too have a Graham 2.2 ceramic wand. I went from linear Tracking Mitsushi 1981. Roy Hall TT 1990. Acoustic Final Tool with Rega 600 2001. Graham Robin 2003. And finally Graham 2.2 in 2003. The 2.2 is a great tonearm. It tracked my Grado a lot bet... 
Phono cable ic for graham 2.2
I use silver TAK Kimber Kable. 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Thanks Capt369. I have wondered about that cause it is very difficult if not impossible to center it. 
What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
Tandberg 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Keep your listening room cold and preferably dry. I have noticed this myself the music is warmer and less strident. Compared to a warm and less than perfectly AC environment. I have read that this can be explained by physics. Anybody out there wit... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Does the Grungebuster have to be perfectly positioned???? 
Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers?
Rcj, Just one comes into memory. The B&W 802s' I have heard rave reviews on Legacy focus 20/20 but have not heard one. 
Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers?
Rcjl. I see you have the same opinion I have. Greta speakers huh. My OHMs had all the upgrades except for the 12 woofer upgrade and the crossover. Question. How much wattage are you pushing them with. Right now I am biamping with A Tandberg 150 wa... 
Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone
Shadorne. Thanks for the tech info about speakers. I was using headphones. I too have noticed loudness levels on begining and end of record. I see that on the tape vu meters. I know the importance of vol levels. I will adjust CD output to same lou... 
Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone
Drublin, Thanks for your comment. After the tube cd player warmed up there was virtually no difference between the CD and tape. I have a very good tape player. Clean and demagnetize after every tape. I use Kimber KCAG cables. Use silver SST contac... 
Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone
Thanks for the input everyone. I always heard warmup was important. I thought I could hear a difference but did not have a good example to go by. There was a big difference. From thin or slightly shrill to a more rounded sound with more bottom end... 
Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers?
Thanks all. I have heard many speakers in showrooms over the years and I only heard an appreciable difference with the megabuck speakers 5K plus. 
Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone
Thanks Albert Porter. I do have cassette in car and have portable. Marakanetz. I prefer not copying digital to digital. Analog is still better. Most big recording studios still use analog tape. If they record in digital, the digital recording can ...