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Anyone using Mapleshade bases for Gallo Ref 3's?
I have mine on Firlam blocks scrounged from a neighbour's house build. I'm about to remove the stock spikes and replace with some DIY spikes which will lower the speakers slightly and better couple them to the blocks. The blocks are also spiked. P... 
How good is the Rowland Concentra Phono Board
I have not compared them to others but have used the phono boards since 2001 with a Benz Glider M2 and Denon DL 103. My sole complaint is that the physical spacing of the inputs precludes some phono cables. Otherwise it's proven highly musical in ... 
Dedicated Stand for a Turntable ? Opinions.
My first table in the mid '70s was an Ariston I suspended from the ceiling by four engine starter cords (no stretch) and turnbuckles to a double layer spruce ply shelf. Then for years I spun an LP12 on a stock Sound Org. wall stand with its light ... 
question for Gallo Ref owners
I'm running mine with a Rowland Concentra II with ease. They can take lots of power and the CII has a liquid presentation which they seem to love. Sounds great - and your friend should be able to pick up a clean used CII for about $3k 
Personal speaker evolution
1. 1970-10" Marsland drivers in upturned 44qt. garbage cans2. 1973-BIC speakers w/ tuneable bass3. 1976-Dahlquist DQ-10s, mirrored, modded w/custom walnut stands4. 1984-Rogers LS3/5a w/24" Celestion SL shot-filled stands5. 1993-ProAc Response 2's ... 
Review: Jeff Rowland Design Concentra mkIIp Amplifier
I've also had the Concentra II for just over 6 months now and am amazed at how it reproduces music. I've found it really synergistic with the rest of my system: LP12/Lingo/Graham 2.1L/Glider M2, HT Pro-9 Plus, and ProAc R2's on Rix Rax stands. If ...