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Reminded once again of VTA criticality...
About the perfect flat VTA I have found the Reed 3Q arm and the Graham Phantom MKII fantastic to help user to find the best starting point with every cartridge.The first with the "laser beam" and the second with "bubble micropoise level".But also ... 
MintLP Protractor Issue. Anyone else?
I have 5 Mint LP Best Tractor since 2008 and no one of them presents the problem described by Markd51 
Kleos Sibilance
Hi Geoch,I enjoied the 12" Reed 3Q on my Raven One but probably I wasn't prepared to the 12" sound .. or to the Ziricote armwand sound .. or the BenzLP with that armwand sound..I didn't love the additional warm spread on the whole frequencies spec... 
Kleos Sibilance
Anyway I'm not in a mood to argue about this and I hope to enjoy your Benz LP with your Technoarm. - Geoch - Hi Geoch,Maybe you didn't notice but I changed the Michell Tecnoarm for the Graham Phantom MKII 
Kleos Sibilance
The LP is flat & boring & used as a calming medicine - Geoch - I guess you never heard a Benz LP mounted on a good arm and on a good turntable. 
CJ Premier 11 driving Thiel 2.4?
Go to look at the impedance and phase of the CS 2.4 and you 'll immediately understand that this speaker sounds only with very powerful Solid State amps.How can a Tube amp copy the 2.7ohms long deep in the CS 2.4 mids?Just put two Parasound Halo J... 
Amp for Sonus Faber Electa Amator
As many .. if not the total Sonus Faber production .. the Electa Amator requires "only" Solid State amps ... and absolutely not Tubes!Within S.S amps try only high current designsIMHO 
Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. My new toy.
Hello Whest Audio owners .. Happy New Year to everyOne!Tawa .. I have the PS30RDT Special Edition since this summer and I already did not less than 500 hours on it.Well .. I tried some power cables like Kemp cable and Supra LoRad 2.5 but I always ... 
Biwire vs Single/jumper: Cardas Golden Ref
By the way great cables these Cardas Golden Reference .. I'm enjoying them (single wire) between Parasound Halo JC1's and Thiel CS 2.4 and I'm finding them a bit forward than my previous Analysis Plus Big Silver Ovals but with better clean highs a... 
Thiel and Halo JC1's speaker cables
Thanks Guys .. I'm now trying the Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables and I'm finding them perfect to match Halo JC1's with Thiel CS 2.4 , very good mids and highs and absolutely first quality low freq. 
Good amps for Thiel CS 3.7 speakers?
Try to run this speakers with right amplification and then come back ! (Dob) I own the CS 2.4 and I drive them with two Parasound Halo JC1's and Dob is right .. listen the Thiels with the right amp and you 'll understand why they could be a very g... 
Thiel and Halo JC1's speaker cables
Alpha-Core Goertz MI3's should be about 7awg. not bad, my Analysis Plus Big Silver Ovals are 9awg. 
Ortofon RS-309D opinions
Ortofon makes the RS-309D and the RS-309S , the latest is less expencive but I'm told by someone in Ortofon at the latest Top Audio Show in Milano it's the same arm.Further the 309S has the classical counterweight screwed on the arm and maybe it's... 
Turntable Maintainance
That's a good suggestion .. BondmanpI do the same too 
Phono stage upgrade with Grado Reference
I have had the Grado PH-1 with my old Grado Statement Master 0.5mv and I found them as perfect combo.