saki70

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My final table , hopefully !
Thanks Moonglum !These things do tend to take on a life of there own !The cartridge is in , waiting on the table .Happy Tunes 
My final table , hopefully !
vindanpar ;Isn't strange how that very same thing happens to quite a few individuals ?We go astray but find our way .Happy Tunes . 
My final table , hopefully !
First and foremost , I want to thank everyone immensely !The responses have been terrific and far more than I could've hoped for .There is a lot of good information here that should help many others .I decided to rule out anything used from a priv... 
My final table , hopefully !
Orpheus ;I'm with you on the used cartridges ! Not something  that I have ever considered .Moonglum ;Wow , custom designed tone arm kits ! That is a new one on me . Looks to be a decent project .I have received a lot of really good information her... 
My final table , hopefully !
More great responses !The VPI Prime seems to be garnering more votes as we go .Charles1dad ;You are probably very right in your assessment of the WT arm . I did not mean to infer that the arm needed to be replaced . Just that it probably could not... 
My final table , hopefully !
Ok , now we're cookin' ! Very good responses !I have 2 votes for the Prime .Moonglum ;Yes the 750D would be a starter arm . I want to be sure that my next table would not be embarrassed by upgraded arms as well as cartridges . If you have a sugges... 
My final table , hopefully !
I'm sorry , I guess that I was not quite clear .What I meant was that I had stopped doing all that of while lost in the digital world ! Now that I have found my way back , I've had a taste and I want More ! At this point in my discussion  , I am s... 
HDMI Audioquest vs Bluejean
A year later...here is what has transpired .I purchased the AQ Forest HDMI cables . I don't have anything to compare them to but they work just fine . These cables seem to be constructed very well .The ends are solidly affixed to the cable and the... 
Power amp for Reference 3A speakers?
Just an update to my previous post...The Primaluna piece was so nice that I moved up the line to aDialogue Premium integrated . Just more of everything that the Prologue II had . Quite pleased . 
Audio Note Phono stages
Ranjan ;Thank you .Can you elaborate with your experience ?What can you compare it to ? 
Proac One SC - Do thet perform well at low volume?
Something else to think about...Doesn't the amp play a role in low volume performance ?Something like PP amps usually sound better turned up just a bit where as SET amps do best when barely turned up (that 1st watt thing for SET's) .Anybody ? 
JM Labs Electra 926 vs 936
I used to own the 926's and thought as you do . So I tried out the 936's .The difference was barely discernible . Not worth the trouble , for me . 
Dedicated Line(s), One Line or Two?
What tls49 said .But , as Whart said , it is not a cure all for noise . I have two separate lines , on different breakers with isolated ground , but still get a little noise from my CD player . Very slight and can only be heard without music playi... 
Record production 1956 or today - which produced better sound?
Most of the stuff processed today is done digitally .Does that matter to you ? 
Shuguang Treasure tubes....
tzh21y ;I don't have Kt88's but I do have the Black Treasure 6CA7's .They did sound bad , good , bad etc. during the break in process . The break intook at least 200 hrs until they opened up .I don't think that you have really given your BT's a ch...