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Nola Viper Owners, Lend Me Your Amps
"I even sent Nola an email about amplification and got no response." Hopefully, he is just slow to respond, or maybe out of town."I guess Carl didn't want to come off as biased towards one product or another, and that's cool." IMHO, this would not... 
SUT shootout
Great thread Sibelius. Thanks for sharing your findings. I am also using a Koetsu, the Jade, in to a Shindo Monbrison. I started w/ the A23 High Impedance Denonversion SUT. I preferred it to the built in Shindo SUT,especially w/ rock music. I then... 
Phono cartridge for classic rock
I have heard the EMT cartridges on a few occasions. I thought they were great on rock. I heard the Denon 103R for thefirst time a few days ago. Again, I liked it on rock too.EMT makes a cartridge called the tsd-15 for just south of 2K.Your price r... 
Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables
I know nothing about SP-10's, other than reading about it's excellent rep and strong following. I am getting ready to add a second TT, to use aside my Basis 2500/Vector 3. I am not a great setup guy, and have had a few dealers work on my TT to get... 
Name the tube amp in the Lexus commercial
Never saw it, but did see one in plain view in an Acuracommercial. Seemed to be a champagne color like the Canaryamp or CJ. It looked like a premier 11 or one mono Prem.12 amp. 
Well Tempered Amadeus
"what cartridges are you guys using on the amadeus. i am waiting on my amadeus gta to arrive!"My dealer had an Amamdeus playing when I went to audition amps. He seemed to hold the following carts in high regard. EMT, not sure which one, Ortofon, a... 
Shindo Monbrison balance issue?
"i read somewhere that the power amp output should be close to its max to get the best out of the power amp....."This is the method suggested to me by my Shindo dealer.I have Shindo amps, and the Monbrison. The only imbalanceI experienced is due t... 
Koetsu Urushi: Blue Sky, Vermillion, Tsugaru
Interesting stuff. I have heard Brinkman's new TT is a DD.Thanks a bunch. Of course the Stone bodies are a little tougher to match on a tonearm. 
Koetsu Urushi: Blue Sky, Vermillion, Tsugaru
Lewm said:"It seems popular to bash the Koetsu line these days, but the Urushi still gives me great pleasure, and I now own several other cartridges with which to make comparisons".I own a Jade, but will be buying a second cartridge soon.Let's say... 
cartridge to use with linn & shindo
I hope all this helps. Just FYI- was looking at some carts onanother Shindo dealers site. They carry Shelter carts. Maybethey have heard them w/ Shindo pre's. Just another thoughtto consider when you return from vacation. Cheers ! 
cartridge to use with linn & shindo
Syntax, may I ask what you mean by "easy to go". Have you heard of anyone using a Transfiguration w/ a Shindo pre.Just curious, Thanks ! Just FYI- I have from one member, and he likes it alot. Perhaps he could chime in. 
Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection
My turn again!Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs, Had the CD which is quite goodbut opened the LP which was only $12-$14. I wasn't expectingmuch,standard Columbia pressing btw. Great sounding LP IMO.Grateful Dead: American Beauty: This is a green label ... 
cartridge to use with linn & shindo
These are the ones I have heard work well w/ Shindo preamps.Obviously, the Ortofon SPU's, one of which is a standard mount. Just FYI, it's called the Royal N. The EMT's, which you would need the A23 (Denon) High Impedance SUT. I have also heard de... 
Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection
Louie Armstrong: St James Infirmary (45 rpm)Jen Warnes: The Well (Cisco LP)Tracy Chapman: S/T LP, standard pressing. We need more threads like this. The what's on your turntable thread is ready to be retired IMHO. 
MFSL Gold Little Feat
As someone mentioned above, the MSFL LP version of Waiting for Columbus is tremendous.I own a few that are great too. Muddy Waters: Folk Singer and Cat Stevens: Teaser and the Firecat come to mind first. That said, Music Direct has come out w/ qui...