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Goldfinger Statement, Lyra Atlas or Ortofon Anna?
I think the matching of the tonearm and cartridge might perhaps be the critical factor in determining which of these three is best in an absolute sense Yes, this can be important when you listen very often and you want to keep your cartridge aliv... 
Looking for low-watt tube amp suggestions.
I would choose the 2A3 from Don Garber 
Early digital recordings on vinyl vs. CD?
You will find a Fangroup for everything :-)... reading Neil Youngs Authorized Biography written by Jimmy McDonough (it's 738 pages)...At one point Neil talks to JM about Digital versus Analog .... here is the exerpt:JM: How did digital get over if... 
Early digital recordings on vinyl vs. CD?
Some digital Vinyl is indeed good but when I see one of those, I look first for a CD for that title. Sounding good in vinyl also sounds good with the silver disc (those who do that mastering and know how to do it, can't ruin the digital process). ... 
Preamp possibles for system...
The Klyne has some interesting Design solutions which can make life pretty good- 2 separate Gain knobs (for each channel), this feature allows the owner to match it to any connected amp (or you can use it for sources, too)- some say, sonically it ... 
Why do I like Class AB better than Class A?
Sounds like God is telling you to upgrade .... 
Listening habits and LP storage
I clean my records mainly Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Sunday. Tuesday/Thursday and Saturday I think about the cleaning fluids to use. There are so many fluids out there it is confusing me which one to choose. It is horrible, I have fluids which wo... 
Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage?
To run a complete tube fronted is no problem, it depends on the quality (as usual). There are differences.Cartridge loading discussions were endless, are endless and will be endless...To make it short, to dampen a cartridge means, you reduce their... 
Preamp or power amp has more impact to resolution?
...which upgrade that can provide more impact...... at the end of day: the Quality of your Speaker Drivers and the sensitivity after the X-over 
Cleaning the equipment
When only the best will doAudiophile cleaner 
Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow?
I think, there are various reasons and it has to do with marketing in general. There are lots of brands out there which are great but are not so successful in sales like others who are better to keep the fire "burning". Harmon Kardon made huge inv... 
Clearaudio innovation wood or SME 20/3
Here are a couple others that have been mentioned to me...How about Linn LP12?Thousands of audiophiles can't be wrong.... 
Lyra or ZYX ?
When I owned Graham 2.2 I used Zyx with it. Top combination. The Zyx are in general not critical to Tonearm matching.In my opinion the higher you go with Graham Arms, the better is the result. This design became always more and more heavy (see the... 
What is the average lifespan of a phono cartridge?
Hard to say, because there are differences from Manufacturer to Manufacturer. I had a - heavy - Takeda Miyabi which was still strong after 8 years or regular use (a few times per week), had a Shelter which was down after 1.5 years. 
Skala or Kleos?
... your promotional efforts help sustain Skala sales at a higher volume than Kleos sales, I'm certainly not going to complain!Well, I do not make any profit with any products, so I don't promote anything. There are others who do it. And, I don't...