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Wouldn't this discussion be R2R (or discrete ladder) DACs vs. Delta / Sigma DACs?Aren't all NOS DACs R2R DACs? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Thank you very much @lewm !Definitely something I plan to do down the road, if I am lucky enough to find someone that understands what you wrote and knows what to do 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Any recommendations for a record cleaning machine? I bought one of those brush cleaners from Amazon, but I think I need a more robust one. Thanks 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Thanks @jsm71 !Another update: I had my dealer come over at my house and install the new cartridge - the Ortofon Bronze - yesterday. I just wanted to make sure it was done right, alignment, weight and all - he brought all tools.While there was a n... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Thanks @atmasphere Any idea where / which I can buy one in US? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Anyone uses linear power supplies here to power their DC turntables? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
@effischer : much appreciate your well-thought reply to me. Thank you!This kinda fell on my lap. A dealer I know locally, who is also a friend texted me about the unit - clearaudio concept I bought - that a customer just brought this in at the sto... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Nobody? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Update from OP here:Long story short: bought a Clearaudio Concept from my local dealer. He gave me a good deal I could not pass up. Just the standard tone arm and standard “concept” cartridge.Just set it up with my dealer’s help, and it sounds gre... 
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That’s not very encouraging @back2vinyl... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
No. To preserve a balanced signal, you'll need separate hot and neutral for each channel, and a ground independent of those separate neutrals. Does such thing exist? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
@2channel8: would this be designed as it should be (XLR male to RCA male and preserve the balanced signal for the Ayre k-1xe)?http://silversonic.com/products/interconnects/bl-1/ 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
@stringreen  @johnmarzy @2channel8 and @vindanpar : thank you very much.I will get the Geodisc.Getting a new cartridge is so difficult for people like me who are not familiar with their brands, etc. A lot of research to do.Anyone here from DC area? 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Ahhh.... @effischer  much appreciate this write up, but unfortunately I am not up to this task. Maybe I can find someone locally to do this for me 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Darn @atmasphere  you're an Audiogon member before I was born.Where are you located?