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| Lyra Kleos Repair If a Lyra rebuild is too costly, you may want to consider the difference between Needle Clinic and Soundsmith rebuilds. I believe that Soundsmith commonly uses the European styli, VanDenHul, Gyger, etc., though Peter will use whatever you request.... | |
| Vinyl noob needs help with cartridge The Nagaoka MP-200 would be a very good match for you system and would work straight into the AA preamp. It also comes in under budget. If you go the MC route, I would use a step-up transformer with the AA preamp as well. They have decent phono st... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Neutrality is a complete fiction. Most who subscribe to the concept make a subjective judgment that component A sounds more like the source than component B. Well, our hearing all differs, our systems all differ, and very few of us ever get to hea... | |
| Ortofon bronze PNP ALERT!!!!! This time buy a Bryston cartridge. | |
| Imaging and system stand placement In my modest Naim system moving the rack from between the speakers had a marked impact on frequency balance and clarity. I believe that imaging is simply a parlor trick within a parlor trick that I don't hear in the concert hall, that said, the de... | |
| Recommendations please for good, affordable pre-amp for system? First choice would be Audio Research LS3, second the John Curl designed Parasound Pl/d2000 or Pl/d1000, the Adcom GFP750 is another contender. All should be available used for around five bills with the pl/d1000 being about half that. | |
| Questions About Bulk Power Cable, Sugestions Needed Have a look at the Carol cable line from General Cable, available from electrical suppliers. It has been used in various audiophile power cords over the years. | |
| Gene Simmons says the rock business is dead It's like Pitbull saying that the hair styling business is dead. | |
| Rock with strings Whenever I hear Journey I want to hang myself with a rope from the nearest tree. That's as close as I get to rock and strings; rock and rope. | |
| Good impedance match for Precision Fidelity C-7AR The line stage is purely passive so you might try using an in-line attenuator on your line level sources. Rothwell makes an audio grade one. It may be the simplest, and least invasive solution. | |
| Is this a good leveling tool? 09-10-15: CzariveyLOL it's just a piece of plexi-glass attached to $3 pocket bubble level.I believe that it carries the purpose of convenience and nothing more.If you adjust the position of your plinth placing bubble level closer to the edges, you... | |
| Is this a good leveling tool? Again, I respectfully disagree. A longer level will certainly work on some turntables, but not those with spring suspended subchassis, unless the level weighs approximately the same as an LP and the weight is centered as an LP would be.I have neve... | |
| Is this a good leveling tool? Don't use a laser level because dished platters were invented before laser levels were available. I'm not sure of the logic in this.Does it then follow that we should not use USB microscopes to set SRA as the phono cartridge was invented before th... | |
| Cartridge recommendation? I think that is you are looking for a warm presentation the Grado line is a nice recommendation. I would add to that the Nagaoka line. They should work very well with your excellent phono preamp and turntable. The 150 is a very good deal. The styl... | |
| Help:Anti skate on Tonearm with no anti-skate The Shindo SPU is a good match to the arm and the high tracking force, combined with the length of the arm should assure good tracking on of music recorded on vinyl.So, a few questions. What tracking force are you using and how are you measuring t... |