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Mogami
It came and I found it surprising; syprisingly bad. I had been half convinced by the " doesn't make that much difference" squad. I have always found it to make a big difference and I was right. My backup was better in every respect. Of course my b... 
Why hasn't America discovered the Fertin sound yet
If you have 3 audiophiles listening to speakers how many opinions will there be ? 5 
Your favorite album cover...
Any with a naked female on it! 
When will we ever hear turntables demoed fairly?
I started setting up tables in 1961 and it was always difficult. Martin Colloms once set two up for comparsion with identical MM cartridges and found that they did not sound the same. He finally had to change the stylus every time which destroyed ... 
When will we ever hear turntables demoed fairly?
He had watched me put the cartridge on. 
When will we ever hear turntables demoed fairly?
When I was a dealer I put a brand new cartridge on for a demo. He liked it but wanted one new in the box. I told to forget it and he finally took the demo. You would not believe the crap honest dealers have to go through. I once had someone I knew... 
Review: Durand Tonearms Talea Tonearm
Sometimes an LP is just an LP. Unless you have a cigar shaped one! 
Durand record weight ha ha ha ha - and other crazy thing
I spend what would seem to most as a lot of money on audio but I have tried to hold on to a shred of sanity. 
Mogami
I have lengths of "siltech" wire which I bought on EBAY. They must be genuine as they are different from the new ones but not better or worse at first listening. Softer but not as detailed. Wire is not burnt in so ? They came with loose plugs, I s... 
Rumors of GamuT going out of business?
I can't prove this but it looks as if in many cases designers would like to work on products than run a whole company. 
Gamut d200 mk2
They are working fine. 
will using rca connector degrade sound quality?
I use RCA for speakers. Gamut and Spendor. Just ordered some new ones with RCAs Don't turn me in! 
Would you go all 1 brand for electronics?
"Older Krell like the KSA series, was always out of reach for me. That would be my first choice. Second choice is Classe." I use to be a dealer for both but didn't keep any for different reasons. Basically because I found others I liked better... 
Hybrid integrated, best of both worlds?
rowiing can lead to insanity 
Hybrid integrated, best of both worlds?
The MF top designs are also not to be ignored at a lower price, I have one and it sounds good even compared to my CJ 650.Tube