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Stylus cleaners
I have a Hana Umami Blue Cartridge. The manufacture states: To clean the stylus, use the included small brush. Gently move the brush from back to front (moving from cantilever base to stylus tip) to remove dust or debris.. I’ve always read the cle... 
Stylus cleaners
I always followed the cartridge manufactures stylus cleaning recommendations.    
Denafrips Pontus *15th* ?
  @marco1 unfortunately for me, I'm pretty finicky when it come to my audio gear thats why I thought I would just buy a new unit this time.. but when there are so many upgrades in the line up, it even takes away the worth of the older models.. ... 
Denafrips Pontus *15th* ?
Hi, I don't post on forums much but I was looking to purchase a Denafrips 12th anniversary dac in the very near future and came across this thread.. I emailed Alvin a couple of weeks ago asking for advise for which Denafrips dac to purchase, his a... 
Cables more hype than value?
If you have a mega dollar system, by all means better cables can make a difference although I never heard a huge difference myself, there is a difference. That said,butting the high dollar cable money into the equipment will get you a bigger bang ... 
Cables more hype than value?
If you have a mega dollar system, by all means better cables can make a difference although I never heard a huge difference myself, there is a difference. That said,butting the high dollar cable money into the equipment will get you a bigger bang ... 
Best Power Cord for a Classe CA 2300
I'm also looking at new power cords for my system.Okay, so it's the Pangea power cords, thanks for the info, I think? 
Integrated or Amp/Preamp combo for Magnepan 1.7
I had the Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated amp and didn't like it. I now have the Prima Luna Prologue 3 pre and a pair of Bel Canto REF 500M amps, my MMG's are sounding much better to my ears. 
Traveler or Scout?
I don't think there are to many people that have the Traveler at this time.. 
Traveler or Scout?
I've had a VPI Scout for a few years now and recently installed an Ortofon 2m Black, with a Graham Slee Era V phono preamp. The Scout is a very nice turntable for the money unless your going up the ladder. Good luck with your purchase. 
need amp for Prima Luna Prologue 3 preamp
You are probably right about the McCormack DNA-250, It looks like I'm headed in that direction. I hope to purchase it buy the end of this week..I would love to have a retailer near my home to listen/buy like the old day's.Thank you very much for y... 
need amp for Prima Luna Prologue 3 preamp
Tomcy6, thank you very much for your suggestions, it is very helpful. I am currently looking at a new McCormack DNA-250 which happens to be 100 kOhms input and is for sale, New, on Audiogon by Spearit Audio.My only concern is that I was told by Sp... 
need amp for Prima Luna Prologue 3 preamp
Thank you for the response. I would think $2,500.00 on the used market would get me something decent. I never did care for the Mac equipment and while class D sounds tempting I don't believe it's for me either. The information I was looking for wa... 
PS Audio DLlll DAC with Monarchy Dip
Well, I finally got a chance to listen to the Monarchy DIP... Erikminer hit the nail on the head... While I didn't hear a huge improvement like when I installed the PS Audio Dac DLlll... I also thought the sound was less edgy and more focused, I a... 
PS Audio DLlll DAC with Monarchy Dip
It sounds like you also have a very nice system.. I do like the way my system sounds right now and the DLIII does sound great alone but I wanted to satisfy my curiosity so I just purchased a Monarchy Dip on Audiogon, I should get it sometime next ...