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Defective REL G1 Subwoofers
I have owned Dynaudio, B&W, ML, SVS, JL and REL subs (B1 & B2). By far, for music, the REL is the king. No issues whatsoever with my RELs - not so much with the other (B&W no problems either). 
Nick Lowe
Also check out Little Village - a group with Nick, John Hiatt, Jim Keltner and Ry Cooder. A nice combo of excellent musicians.Little Village 
Surface noise
What do you use to align your Grado cartridge? 
Surface noise
I don't feel that 1.5gms is too light. Deep down your grooves may be just dirty OR your LPs are worn. Are you using a RCM (record cleaning machine w/a vacuum)? 
New Lyra Delos Cartridge
100 ohms will work fine with this cartridge - that is what I was using before 500 ohms was suggested to me. To be honest - I heard no real sonic improvement/difference between the two. The Delos is a magnificent cartridge for the money. 
New Lyra Delos Cartridge
Thanks for that bit of importnat information. I, too,misinterpreted the Delos instructions. 
Can my room support the Dynaudio C4s?
IMHO, for your room size I think the C4s are too much. The C1s, Sonus faber Auditor Ms or Joseph Audio Pulsars would be perfect for that room size. Use a REL sub base system (G2) for the lower octaves. 
converting Rega to balanced output?
Wait until you progress to the P9.... 
Zu - An act of generosity I'd like to share.
Nice pay it fwd Zu - a story like this will encourage me to look at Zu more closely when I ecide to move on from my current speakers. The personal touch such as this from a manufacturer/dealer is almost non-existant these days. Thank you for shari... 
McIntosh C220
I opted for the C2200 (recommended to me by Frank Gow) and then upgraded to the C2300. I chose the C2300 over the C220 because 1) meters in case I use non-metered amps 2) MC phono stage 3) able to change pre settings with the remote from my listen... 
What's next after Dynavector 20XL?
Ihad a DV20XH on my Rega P7. When Itraded up to the P9 my delaer suggested a Lyra Delos - I am more than pleased with his suggestion. The suspension design is just so simple it is clever. This cartidge tracks without a hitch @ 1.75g (the suggested... 
New Lyra Delos Cartridge
The Audioquest VP Prod Devel suggested to me to try the 500 - 1000 ohm range; the Lyras do not like low resistance. He has his set at 1000 ohms."Since the Delos is a moving coil cartridge it is relatively immune from cable capacitance variations.T... 
New Lyra Delos Cartridge
The Audioquest VP suggested to me to try the 500 - 1000 ohm range; the Lyras do not like low resistance. He has his set at 1000 ohms. 
Bloodline-"Bloodline" Smokin' Joe Bonamassa
Check out Joe with Beth Hart - on vinyl no less - 'Don't Explain'. A very god pairing of talents that play off of each other. 
Getting and keeping records clean................
Tvennetis, Talk to Gayle Van Sycle at Nitty Gritty. She wiill sell direct if no one is in your area. Sometimes she even has refurbished units. I have owned two units; 2.5Fi and Mini-pro2 - both worked great.http://www.nittygrittyinc.com/about_us.htm