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R2R solid-state NOS DACs
Light Harmonic DaVinci DAC - one of the best DACs currently available. 
R2R solid-state NOS DACs
Forgot MSB Platinum DAC IV plus is also R2R solid-state NOS DAC 
R2R solid-state NOS DACs
Here are some I could remember.1. Audial Model S and Model S USB.(http://www.audialonline.com/)2. TotalDac d1-dual DAC (http://www.totaldac.com/REFERENCE-D1-eng.htm) 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Oh, I forgot about it, yes I use your 'Magic Eraser' - just forgot about it. It's in the same 'dry cleaning' group. 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
OK, I'll ask Maktheknife about wire.Well, I've never used any liquid solution to clean it, just zerodust and a soft brush. What would you recommend?As for the phono stage I didn't change a thing. 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Thank you Doug for the clarification. I guess what I meant to say is that my LP doesn't skip, it's just I hear some distortion in those challenging passages.Anyway, as you said it doesn't hurt to check the wire. So, where exactly do I check this?A... 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Cantilever "bushing/rubber" dried out?I guess this is not fixable? 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Well, my problem is not that it skips a lot of LPs. Just 2 particular ones that have very dynamic passages with drum solo. Every other one are just fine. 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
I did check VTF and tried to play with it all the way from 1.6 g to 2.2g - still no luck. 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Stylus is clean. I tried to dial anti-skating back it gets only worse. 
Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue
Well, I tried that. I leveled and re-leveled it again. I played with tracking weight - didn't help.Any other ideas/things I have to try? 
Running Mac + Windows in Parallel?
The lowest priced Macbook Pro has less video memory comparing the top model - 128MB as opposed to 256MB, and it will run only at 1440x900 max resolution. If this is something you don't really care, then yes, by all means invest into more RAM. And,... 
Running Mac + Windows in Parallel?
I have a MacBook Pro w/Parallels on it and it's working great. I'm a professional web designer, so I needed this flexibility to run both Mac and Windows at the same time, in fact, right now I have OSX, Windows XP and Linux (Fedora 6) running simul... 
Your best picks for 2006 Best Speakers under 4K.
The Ronin by Nomad Audio.http://www.nomad-audio.com 
DK Design VS.1 Reference mkII - Optimization
Jon,I was coressponding with Daniel some time ago, and in one of his emails he wrote the following:The line-stage has variable gain. There are small potentiometers on the pre-amp board next to each tube. The potentiometer is adjustable with a scre...