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VPI Prime Sig/Lyra Delos / Feedback ...help!
VPI makes a 2nd pivot for their arms.....relatively cheap and is a very good upgrade....that will stabilize the arm.  Also, I would change the rear weight ...something heavier, then lighter to get the arm to respond differently to the cartridge. (... 
A persistent hummmm...
 I know very little about this, but Vandersteen suggested I try touching a wire (any old hookup wire) to the various chassis of the system and to the 3rd ground wire of a wallplug (just take the stripped wire and shove it into the round (not spad... 
Thinking about switching cartridges.
I agree with mijostyn  
Does a turntable mat make any difference?
If your VPI tonearm is wobbling....install the 2nd. pivot  
Need a big favor picking a preamp
I second the Ayre offerings  
Help with speaker selection
seek out a Vandersteen dealer....listen to your price point and enjoy.  
Does anyone know what the thickness is of the standard VPI felt mat?
no mat for me  
Does a turntable mat make any difference?
no mat for me.....tried many, adjusted vta et al....no mat for me              
Is toeing speakers a bad idea?
for me it was.....actually my speakers work best when faced outward....toward the left/right ears  
Speaker Spikes - Working Principle
My Vandersteen speakers have 3 cones under them, and have just installed recommended discs under the cones.....made an improvement on my tile over house foundation.  
Hearing problems and speaker upgrade
Im with Mahler123 on this one.  The "HiFi" setting on the hearing aids produces a very high end raised fake presentation of what music really sounds like.  
Speaker Spikes - Working Principle
Vandersteen has spikes and footers  
McIntosh is now inside a Jeep luxury car.
excuse me while I'm off to the gym...:)  
McIntosh is now inside a Jeep luxury car.
Jeep is an acronym for General Purpose Vehicle....I have a Porsche with a "high end" Burmeister sound system..pretty crappy,  
Best speaker wiring
number 5 is the best