roberjerman

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Best speakers in the 50-60k range ?
New Carver Line Arrays - $13K! Add one of his new tube amps and you'd have a killer system! 
Stanton Cartridge CRAZ 520 SK question
Throw that Stanton away and buy a Hana SL mc cartridge! Worlds of musical discovery await you! 
Music I would succumb to under torture
Ravel's Bolero! 
Soliciting Member Perspectives: Levinson vs Bryston vs Audio Research
I own an Audio Research SP6 and D75 tube pre/power amp. Along with a Bryston .5 pre and 3B power amp. All excellent products, yet as different as apples and oranges! 
Tonearms with no anti-skate adjustment
Anti-skate - not important! I can never tell when the mechanism is engaged or not! 
Speaker Cables for Athena AS-B1
14 guage zipcord from Home Depot will work just as well as any of the above!  
Linn Sonedeck XII 33 to 45 RPM solution
A two-step pulley as found on the System deck would work fine on the Sondek. My two Aristons use this. There is some inconvenience, as the platter must be removed, belt repositioned and platter put back. So an external speed control does allow for... 
Mini-Rant: Human Fingers
Same problem with my Snell E's! I use banana plugs! 
best tube preamp to pair LM 518ia
The Precision Fidelity may be too difficult to find! Instead, the Audible Illusions preamp would be a good choice! 
a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination
I own the Bellari MT502 step up transformer. Excellent product! 
a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination
As for a better (newer) mc, I can recommend the Hana SL. It has a superior stylus (Shibata) that will enable it to sound better than either the Alpha or Benz Ace MC's! More detail from your LPs and less wear! 
a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination
The Monster Cable Alpha 2 is a very good sounding mc cartridge! It will work just fine with the Bellari step up transformer (SUT) straight into the phono input on your integrated amp! I still recommend adding the Bellari VP549 phono stage (to repl... 
a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination
You can get a Bellari VP549 phono stage and MT502 step up transformer. This combination plugged into the aux input of your integrated amp will give you superior sound quality (SQ)! 
Headphone Memory
Can you afford the cost of the Galaxy S10 phone? Probably about $1000! I guess Samsung is promoting this new phone by giving away a pair of the wireless ear buds with purchase or lease.  
Headphone Memory
Phones have internal memory - not ear buds or earphones! The Galaxy ear buds are wireless Bluetooth-enabled with rechargeable batteries. You will need a device (Samsung phone) to use them!