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Is There An "Absolute" Best Cartridge? Raul: First, how does one separate the sound of the cartridge from that of the arm/table? Second, I think what HP said many years ago in one of his cartridge surveys still . . .	201
Power output of tube amps compared to solid states @Ralph: Found you comment about the MBL101e's interesting. Years ago, Michael Gindi had the original MBL, and the best sound I've ever heard from the MBL101. It was I think in . . .	154
Reel to Reel decks Dopogue: Actually the Tape Project tapes are $350 each for the series 2 if one gets a subscription for 6 or 10 tapes	121
Kleos Sibilance It's going to take 100 hours for the cartridge to break in. Intially with the Lyras, they'll sound thin, detailed but the extremes aren't going to be happening; then you're going . . .	107
VPI Classic and ZYX 4D @Mark: I can't think of any good reason to use damping fluid with the ZYX. If you do, there's real problems elsewhere in the system. The ZYX Omega S LO works wonderfully in the VPI. . .	72
Buy tubes from Audio Research or not And if ARC is like cj (which I assume they are), they aren't using tube testers to select their tubes. They are testing the tubes performance in circuit, esp. for noise. One would . . .	63
Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape As one who has heard studio machines and have spent the time and money to set up both reference quality analog playback (VPI Ref. SS/Titan i/Air tight PC-1/CJ TEA 1/GAT) and r2r (. . .	53
Tape Project Tapes Same: If you think those TP releases are good, then you're in for a real treat when you spool up the Bill Evans WFD and Hindemith VC! Myles	51
what do you use to remove your tubes? Worrying about how to remove the tubes seems kind of silly after seeing how they are made and packed :) http://www.mullardtubes.com/Video.aspx That said either use cotton . . .	48
Adjusting SRA using macro lens vs microscope @Doug, Something like Dave Wilson's Razzmattaz V. 1 is a good record for setting VTA. A better Heliotrope ;) Here's a link to another discussion with a good pic illustrating the . . .	43
Reel to Reel JS: You might want to look into replacing the stock 6DJ8 and EF86s in the Repro. The best I've found are the Tele EF806S and Tele E88CC. They'll give you a cleaner, more . . .	43
2011 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet How many LPs can you fit in a suitcase and not get charged extra for baggage? :) I'll be bringing a few 15 ips R2Rs to play for those rooms with decsks	42
Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question Listen to Dan. Cartridges, like caps, are taking longer and longer to break in. The ZYX took at least 100 hrs to fully break in.Then worry about setting VTA and other variables	41
ZYX R-1000 Series Omega-S @Dan and Syntax: Funny you noted the same thing I did with the ZYX. I asked the importer regarding the output level and we know there are two methods of measurment that will give . . .	38
Lyra Titan: Stylus broken during shipping Actually twice. One time was when a cartridge came direct from Asia and the distributor didn't check it before shipping. The cartridge arrived with guard on and no cantilever. . . .	34
why is a 13" tonearm design really superior? One designer(who makes 12 inch arms) told me that they didn't hear any sonic improvements above a length of 12 inches	34
Contact Cleaner Recommendations?? Slaw, Looked for Flitz a while back and couldn't find it. Where do you get it	29
VPI is Introducing a high-end Direct Drive Table Doug I think it's better said that the motor is based on a Navy design. With today's cost cutting (just as what happened at the end of Star Wars), many military hardware . . .	28
Lyra Titan i and Olympos SL PMJI but here's my two cents on the Olympos/Titan discussion. It's kind of a moot point to be talking about the Titan i -- and I own one -- since it's a four or five year old . . .	26
UHA Reel to Reel/Tape Project opinions my experience is that hirez PCM is not even remotely close to a properly dubbed 15ips 1/4" tape copy of a tape. and really not close to a good Lp either (at least in my . . .	25
HRS M3X isolation base or Minus-K? Think Pierre might just know a thing or two about engineering,Syntax? ------------------------------------ Mapleshade was founded in 1989 by Pierre Sprey, who had been recording . . .	24
do record cleaning fluids soften the treble? @RRM: Totally agree with the upper octaves (and there are other effects of cleaning too depending upon the fluid!). Another effect I find with fluids is a decrease in transparency. . .	24
Is MOFI L. Ronstadt Prisoner in Disguise better? Hi Mark, Was just listening to the MFSL of Imagine tonight when comparing the Titan i vs. the ZYX Omega Gold lo). . I don't have an original around any more to compare but I . . .	24
new tung sol kt 120 So far, Jadis is the only company (that I've seen) that's announced they'll be incorporating the new KT120 tube into their amplifier	23
Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Tim: I've been saying this for a while. Black background is just another coloration. I don't hear any black background when I go to Carnegie Hall. I hear openness, a crystaline . . .	23
Need help C-J monoblock LP-140M with Siemens CCa Vinhusc is right. Got the same dirt straight from the top. For some reason, the 140M amplifier is more sensitive to the choice of driver/input tube than is the 275M. In fact, Lew . . .	21
Latest new generation Lyra Atlas	20
Ortofon A90 review.... wrong choice of gear What Rob is saying in my book is that the Ortofon A90 is the companies statement product, an all out assault on the SOTA in cartridge design and manufacturing. So he's right that . . .	20
Record cleaning fluids What's the possibiity that these people are vacuuming the record too long	19
Harry Weisfeld Was Right All Along To be absolutely correct, it wasn't Harry but Joe Grado (and sure Mitch Cotter was involved somehow) who pointed out the "compromises" involved with setting antiskating . . .	19
Tube rolling 6922 tubes looking for transparency I've tried quite a few 6922 types in my tape preamplifier (Bottlehead Repro)including the Siemens, Amperexes and Teles. The 6922EH is not a bad tube and Bottlehead and CJ get good . . .	19
Vintage Phono Stage? pros and cons I think the problem one will find with the "vintage" phono stages will depend in part upon which cartridge you're planning to run. If it's a low output MC, then you're . . .	18
The Hub: History of Dynaco part 1 I was once told by Art Ferris that the three top selling preamps of all time were 1) Marantz 7 2) Dynaco PAS (with at that time around 100 K units sold) and 3) Audible Illusions (. . .	18
VPI Classic Platter I compared several years ago the then "new" lighter, clear acrylic platter to the "then" all black acrylic platter. My take as memory serves me, is that that . . .	18
VPI 10.5i - Which armwands do I own? Get the Soundsmith Counter Intuitive. It's the best $50 you can spend on the VPI and makes setting up VTF and VTA a snap instead of pulling one's hair out	17
Kudos to Audio Research I have to say that my experience with cj amps is exactly the opposite of Jwm's. I've owned cj amps for over 20 yrs, beginning with the MV75A1 and currently the LP 150 Ms. The amps . . .	17
Reference System Long time reviewer for many mags, now writing for PFO	16
VPI JMW 12.5 counterweight upgrade Hmmm...couldn't find it when searched ebay today under xtcw	16
Hafler DH 500 update? It's hard to say not knowing the rest of the system. That said, stock, the DH500 is not very good. In it's day, and I had one, the little Amber 70 kicked it in the butt. The . . .	16
VPI JMW 12.7 Spindle/pivot distance I'm sure if you call VPI (or this is something your dealer should be handling), they will get you all the info you need. VPI has very good customer service	14
NOS Tubes In My Aesthetix Calypso My friend has tried different tube types in his Io and ending up chosing smooth plate Teles. That said, if one is buying on Ebay, etc. the quality of the Tele 12ax7s is paramount. . . .	13
VPI Classic Platter- Naked or better with a mat? I think a lot will depend upon the tonal balance of your system. I prefer using the Classic platter naked (esp. for the dynamics, low end and resolution) but if one had a system . . .	12
Anyone try the Fosgate Fozgometer Azimuth meter? Whirlyvinyl: I am curious as to when or why phase or xtalk wouldn't be the same. On the Feikert site, it shown them to coincide	12
KT-120s in a c-j Premier 11A cj is as far as I know, now using the KT120s in place of the 6550s. I just recently retubed my ART with 16 of those suckers. I think part of the issue might have been that cj . . .	8
TubeGuru amps from Hungary? Have you checked out the website for US distributor distributor? www.beautyofsound.com I think they were also there at RMAF playing some R2R tapes thru their new tape preamp . . .	7
Conrad Johnson LP 70/140/275 Tube rolling A cautionary note here. Do not according to cj, replace the 6922s in the LP140M with NOS, etc tubes. It can make the amp unstable. CJ specifically matches the 6922 for the exact . . .	6
The Weavers Reunion at Carnegie Hall -1963 new LP I suggest double checking your analog front end. But perhaps you can tell us about your digital and analog playback systems	6
Groove Note Records Announces 1'st R2R Titles Also I assume Ying IEC equalization for the tape	5
Monster Cable Alpha - 1 That would mean that both cartridges were made by Namiki then	5
VPI SDS owners- One can also change the line voltage from the SDS to the motor and that often solves the speed instability issues. You can download the manual from the vpi website and there are . . .	5
Rewire Conrad Johnson Premier 12 from 2 to 4 ohms What speakers are you using and what is their nominal impedance	3
Fluid / Technique for VPI 17 Don't you wish VPI (or someone else?) would make a RCM with two fluid tanks---one for a cleaning fluid and one for a water rinse? Would make things soooo... much easier :) I've . . .	3
MIT cables and tubes, are they compatible? Can you adjust for the input impedance of the component with your MIT Oracle cables? If so, shouldn't be any issue. (one might have to play with the impedance setting if at the . . .	3
Conrad Johnson TEA2 Stock Tubes Sorry to dash your hopes. They are some older Russian 12ax7s. The good news is that they are better IMHO than the newer reissue Tungsol 12ax7 being currently supplied. The only . . .	3
The Hub: The original McIntosh MC-275 Glad to see you acknowledged my comment.(And I'm sure a few others.) That said, here's a news alert: All writing is subject to fact checking. One can't rewrite history. And yes, I. . .	3
'55 Ravel Munch Daphnis et Chloe Shoot-out Interesting since the Chesky is from a later generation tape than the others	2