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Sad news for VPI - from their Facebook page...
I'm truly sorry to hear this. She was indeed a joy to speak to on the phone. My thoughts and prayers go out to you, her, and the entire family. 
What started you on your audiophile journey .
It was from a Sony transistor Radio from the 60's my mother had, which had bass and treble tone controls.. I was always trying to equalize the sound of the music the radio was producing.. The bass was always thin, so I boosted it to around the 2:0... 
Does anyone have a Bryston 4b-st driving horns?
Low watt class-A amp with large power supply. Forte 4a or a small Threshold would work nice. If it were me I would go with tubes. 
Proper loading for ho mc?
Benz recommends >1000 (>1k) for their 2.5mv HO carts... go to: musical surroundings dot com, for specs. I also have a 2.5mv HO Benz... My lowish 50db gain Conrad Johnson EV-1 Phono pre, allows me to load at 9.6k... 47k is the ideal, but a li... 
Fake Cardas: Myth or Reality?
Sfstereo,DO SOME RESEARCH... PLEASE!!!!! 
Kimber Illuminations Orchid
it is a great Cable... but some what on the warm side... I still have mine. From what I understand, it was used in the professional industry for its very focused and narrow sweet spot... perfect for pros with near-field monitor for mixing... I rea... 
Fake Cardas: Myth or Reality?
Steveaustin: think twice before buying any used or new cable from Asia or Asians. I can say that cause I'm half Asian... ha-ha. 
Fake Cardas: Myth or Reality?
There have been reports of counterfeit Tara Labs and NBS cable in the past. If you send a used Tara Labs cable to the company to be examined, and they find it to be counterfeit, they won't return it to you. 
Saw Steely Dan
Sure would like to see them today. Saw them back in '73, at Tampa Stadium - they opened up for Chicago. They were the original line up with Jeff Procaro on drums, and Jeff Skunk Baxter on Guitar and pedal steel. Chicago was promoting their 6th alb... 
Do you understand your amplifier?
She's class A and gets very hot! 
ML Aerius I and Mcintosh
For best results, make sure the Aerius are at least 3feet out from the front wall and at least 3feet away from the side walls. 
Chicks With Guitars
April Lawton. Unfortunately she's not with us any longer - but I always loved the way she fingered her guitar! 
Benz HO MC wood cartridge what type phono pre?
Cleaner less distorted sound. If your talking about the gain on your phonostage having 60db gain, a low output MC cartridge with around .5mv would be a better match for your phonostage. 
Parasound C/BD 2000 Belt Drive CD Transport
Don't know what esoteric CD's are... but, you have a really nice "red book" CD transport from the 90's. You can only play back red book CD's with your C/BD 2000, including HDCD's... So, if you have some HDCD's in you collection, make sure your DAC... 
Benz HO MC wood cartridge what type phono pre?
If an MM phono stage has enough gain, an HO MC cart should work fine, but obviously you MM side doesn't have enough gain. I've been using a Benz HO Ace (2.5mv) cartridge for quite some time - using it with a Conrad Johnson EV-1, which has 49/50ish...