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Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
Good choice. Should work and sound great. 
Jazz Club In Your Living Room
I'm waiting (patiently) for an in-home Holodeck :-) That would be sweet! 
Where to get Arizona Capacitor's Green Cactus Caps
From the Positive Feedback Article:Arizona Capacitors: There's not yet a North American vendor/distributor in place for Arizona Capacitors that can provide the smaller amounts that us audio hobbyists require, as Arizona Capacitors are used to deal... 
Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
I have some WBT solder and it's fine. I think the Cardas flows better. 
Turntable issue
Sounds like a ground has come off or broken somewhere. Could be as easy as the ground from the tonearm to the phono stage, or worse, a broken ground inside the arm-tube.It could maybe a bad tube in your Phono Box S or a tube that is starting to go... 
Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
+2 for Cardas. Have used it for many years. Never a problem.It's a Quad Eutectic solder. Quad Eutectic solder contains a proprietary blend of silver, copper, tin & lead.It flows better than any solder I've tried. 
Is my stylus damaged ?
Tracking force on that Shure cartridge with the M35X stylus should be between 1.5 and 3 grams. I'd set it at around 2.5 grams. 
Is my stylus damaged ?
The stylus is "sliding" across the record because you probably don't have enough tracking force (VTF) applied to the arm.Here are the instructions to do that. It's a different model, but the procedure is the same. This is a BASIC way to do it. Usi... 
Emotiva XSP-1 Question
Danoroo...you're welcome. Glad to help. 
OLIVE sucks...
Miner42...you're preaching to the choir. There are many threads on here, (most by me or many of my replies).Olive Audio is the biggest piece of shit company to ever degrade the audio industry...period. 
Emotiva XSP-1 Question
I just looked at the manual for the HK990 and there are "preout" jacks, but no "main in" or "amp in" jacks.So I am assuming you are using the Processor Input as the hook up for the XSP-1?If so, you'll need to go into the menu setting and look for ... 
FLASHER input
If your Marantz unit is in a cabinet where there is no line of sight for the remote, the "flasher unit" is put outside the cabinet to allow the remote to work.It's a remote...remote sensor. 
hi fi tuniing fuses best position ?
"The other 99.99% of the population thinks we're crazy, if they think of us at all. "Thanks for my morning chuckle :-) 
hi fi tuniing fuses best position ?
Geoff...thanks. I didn't realize how old that webpage was. From my reading, there are probably just as many people who claim that all wire is non-directional as people who claim the opposite?Go figure...although this is the high end :-) 
MC cartridges new vs. old
"In my analog source I have installed a used Lyra Delos as replacement.""Dorian is a new cartridge, more easy to drive (0,6 mV) and also sensible to setup, is the five generation of Scan Tech.... Jonathan Carr, the designer recommend last generati...