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Turntable bearing noise
You said you put some oil on the bearing. Did you clean it off first AND clean out the spindle well before adding new oil? It might have some schmutz in it and needs to be cleaned. Was the belt still attached to the platter when you spun it withou... 
Atma Sphere M60 owners......
Maybe Ralph will see this and comment. 
Best arm for Dr. Feickert Analogue Firebird Table
Kuzma 4 point+1 
Where to get new midrange drivers for Virgos?
Depending on what the "damage" is, you could see if Bill LeGall from Millersound could rebuild them. He 's the best. 
Solid state power + tube pre or visa versa?
Yogiboy,"A tube preamp with a solid state power amp is the preferred combination."+1 
Ringing from the tweeter
Maybe you have bad tweeters? Can you try another pair of speakers, (or even better, replace the tweeters in yours?).If you live in northern Colorado, I have over 20 pairs of high end speakers. I would be more than happy to let you borrow a pair to... 
Virtual System updating problems. Anyone else?
AudiogoN is in the process of finally updating this forum and virtual systems. The email I got this morning says it will happen on November 30th. I'm sure this changeover is affecting some functions.Here is the email:Introducing the New Audiogon F... 
Interesting project started by Michael Fremer
Mike...thanks. I tried to look it up, but didn't find anything. Please let me know when the 45RPM LP is available.Thanks again. 
Interesting project started by Michael Fremer
Mike...thanks for the heads up about the Wave Kinetics Music release. Do you know who is going to be selling it yet? Any info available? 
Short coax digital cable: qed audioquest ricabl
I agree with Kijanki about the 1.5M length. Al (Almarg) has several excellent posts on here about this very thing.IIRC, the recommended length is 6-8 inches or 1.5 meters. 
Interesting project started by Michael Fremer
If you follow AnlaogPlanet like I do, they have been talking about this for several months now.I think it's a great idea, however, I'm a little upset that the initial $10, (yeah I know it's only 10 bucks) won't go towards the LP? Seems like we are... 
MIDAS aluminum shell
You can send your Denon cartridge to Sean at Zu Audio and he will put it into on of their bodies and pot it for you.IMHO, the Zu body is one of the best aftermarket upgrades for the Denon carts. 
Cleaning flood damaged vinyls
Here are a couple of articles from Analog Planet about flood damaged records:Can steam save this record?Yes, that flood damaged record can be saved. 
Are Lyra Cartridges Repairable to 2nd Owner?
Unless they have changed their policy, Lyra will indeed repair the cartridge.Contact Alasdair Patrick (Apatrick@audioquest.com) and he will take care of you. Great guy and Audioquest is a wonderful company to deal with, along with Lyra, of course.... 
new Cadenza Blue issue?
The cantilever should be straight coming out of the cartridge body. I would return it.