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Speltz anti-ic's vs Nordost QuattroFil
All my anticables both interconnect and speaker cable are dangling in free air and have been that way since their installation. Both the interconnects and speaker cable cooperate nicely if one uses the correct length avoiding too long a length. Wh... 
Speltz anti-ic's vs Nordost QuattroFil
Both- Trivista SACD- Thorens TD 125 w/Rabco SL8E so they come from the phono to the phono pre and from the phono pre to my Placette passive line stage. I feel they are the best cables I have tried on both. My phono pre is a 54db gain tubed MM unit... 
Do I even need or want a preamp?
I'm now passive for a couple of years and won't go back. Not everyone can do this as you need beefy low impedence sources and sensative hi Z amplification. Sounds like your fine w/o ET 
Speltz anti-ic's vs Nordost QuattroFil
I have converted over to all Speltz now.I started when they had a different style all together than today. The new version is my preferred although the old version had better bass even with its fairly cheesy RCA setup (seperate pin and sleeve for ... 
Hi gain phono preamp reccomendations
Thanks for the link to Wright. I am going to choose between it and another. All the best to you- ET 
Favorite Lesser Known Sax Players
I've known Ron for over 25 years and he is great. He has played with many greats as well as leeser knowns like Root Boy Slim. His website is: www.ronholloway.comI also like Elton Dean, Didier Mahlerbe, Jan Garbarek, Henry Threadgill and Azar Lawre... 
Passive/Active preamps: pros and cons....
If you are a candidate for a passive then by all means get one. If your CDP has enough output at a low impedence and your amp is sensative with a high input impedence it should be fine. I connected my CDP direct to my amp and it has too much outpu...