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Audio Desk Record Cleaner-Anyone buy one yet
There are a few points which should be realized in cleaning,-Speed has nothing to do with a better cleaning result-Cleaning grooves from dirt and removing dust from new records are 2 different chapters.- Using always new, clean fluid is always sup... 
how long of a break in for 17d3
Lamm LP2 in High Gain Version with 70dB 
how long of a break in for 17d3
My opinion about "working well" is probably a bit different. I would use a cartridge above 0.8mV output with that preamp. It can make life much easier. 
Audioquest Sky XLR
Mred, honestly, normally it would be easy to write the usual "more headroom, deeper soundstage, faster high frequencies, blacker blackness between the notes..." but the Sky is in a way - or for me - a 'No-Wire' --> a link without limitations or... 
Fast power cables?
You can try silver power cords. From AES (Audio Engineering Society) copper has a 100% rating, silver is 106.I run such PC's from "SignalCable", they offer it with Furutech connectors. 
Audioquest Sky XLR
I forgot it, but they perform well :-) 
Audio Desk Record Cleaner-Anyone buy one yet
Perhaps this will come down if enough are sold....Hardly. I think, Mk. III - Mk XVI will follow :-) 
comparison between SS Spectral and LAMM tube amp
I heard significant feedback about CAT Amplifiers/Avalon combo. Not about Lamm/Avalon comboThere can be several reasons for it, different design for example, different output power and so on. Lamm Tube amps shine best with Speakers which were mad... 
LP12 owners: Anyone try the Tiger-Paw Khan yet?
Any investment in a LP12 is useful at the beginning & useless overall. 
Is it worth upgrading my tonearm?
Yes, but go for a rewired Rega Arm. Incognito Rewire Set for example 
Audio Desk Record Cleaner-Anyone buy one yet
I now feel the AudioDesk unit is far superior"Feeling" is good. Feeling can hide a lot. I prefer knowledge about how something works and after a while I know why something is better. I use a different machine but unfortunately I have no "feelings... 
voltage converter and phono stage
No. There are a lot of units out there which run with step up/down units. A lot of power supplies work worldwide, they are internally soldered for different mains. When you have a qualified technician, he should be able to check that. 
Why does my system sound so shrill and distorted?
.... sounding very shrill and in some situations it will have a little distortion in the higher dynamic range with vocals and horns....I would use a different Tonearm. Carbon is the worst material I ever listened to.Or, you try to get the best out... 
Granit amp stands are they killing my sound?
Have you tried putting your Galibier up on spikes or cones on top of the aluminum sheets?Well, that is the difference between High End and Science. When I go into a Lab and tell a technician he should use cones below his equipment, he will throw ... 
Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs
There is no general rule for a specific Design. You will find good ones, you will find bad ones, you will find right ones, you will find wrong ones and every designer will tell you why he went that way and not the other one....:-)To design a good ...