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Polishing your TT bearing
James Howard at Applied Fidelity offers professional polishing of turntable bearings:http://www.appliedfidelity.com/I have heard the results and they are very positive. 
Omar Bose...
Rrog, really nice, and thoughtful, post. Mikey's blog had a bit of a shock jock quality to it, not that mine was any more demure.It has, however, been a long time since the 901 filled the coffers at the Bose Corp. They were an engineering company ... 
Omar Bose...
Great line! Guilty as charged...touche! 
25 Watt Tube Amp for 90db Speakers?
Sounds like the Watts riots, actually. Power to the people. But I love it when people quote themselves, or even talk about themselves in the third person. It's cool, really. I'd love to quote myself, but I haven't had an original thought since 197... 
Omar Bose...
Ya, it's nit picking to expect dead people's names to be spelled correctly and posts to be addressed to the correct person; welcome to the new normal. It's good to see that the OP has learned to abbreviate rather than taxing himself with spelling.... 
25 Watt Tube Amp for 90db Speakers?
The D and the J are completely different animals. How large is your room and at what volume, in SPLs do you listen at? I think it might be just fine. 
When is it to hot to cut the grass?
Cut the cheese; smoke the grass. 
Omar Bose...
Rrog, when did you become the, self-appointed, arbiter of good taste on the site? I didn't get the memo. At least I can take the time to spell the man's name correctly; get a life. Oh and it should be "...your post is inappropriate," not "...You p... 
What is my tonearm??
What does suitable mean? They will all fit the existing cutout in your turntable without cutting. They will work well on your turntable. Are they suitable for the Lyra Clavis? Ask a dozen people and you will get a dozen answers. It wouldn't be my ... 
What is my tonearm??
Rega OEM's their tonearms for lots of manufacturers, you can find them with the Moth, Michell and Basis names on them; even NAD used the RB250 for a time. There are many others as well I just can't think of them off my head. 
What is my tonearm??
It is a Rega RB-300. 
Omar Bose...
That would be Amar Bose....but nice try. It's good to spell the names of the dead correctly, but at least they don't complain when you blow it like the live ones do. 
Have seen this Threshold SA/3 Upgrade
The capacitors in the box increase the power supply capacitance, presumably to increase dynamics and the general ease of the amp. Capacitors do not induce hum in the circuit so the only reason that I can see for moving them into a seperate box is ... 
How much are beats headphones and the sound?
Well, let's start on the Beats home page since you are looking for other sources:http://www.beatsbydre.com/aboutusPlease note, they refer to Jimmy as co-founder are they making this up and, if so, for what reason?But Beats and Gizmodo (not "Gizmo"... 
need advice
Since you are considering used speakers my suggestion is to buy locally since shipping speakers is expensive and, other than turntables, speakers are the most likely item to get broken in shipping. Check local audio outlets, Craiglist, and there i...