Masseto break-in time

ha ha ha, very funny. BTW - ya know anyone who might need their dCS Scarlatti broken in ?

That's about when the Sophia 3's will completely open up - maybe I can plan it for Christmas Day. Already, the detail it captures from even non-audiophile LP's is jaw-dropping.

Oh, absolutely from turn-on ! The Masseto is a musical instrument itself. I use the VAC Renaissance 70/70 and a cartridge original with the TriPlanar, vintage 1996 - an AudioQuest 7000. I'm looking for a new cartridge which will shake hands well with the preamp and now also a digital front-end to replace the Wadia 270/27 combo, vintage also 15 years old. Any suggestions ?

thanks for your cartridge recommendation; I noticed in the dagogo review an email address for Shindo - sounds promising already. See my thread about my Wheaton Tri-Planar arm for the problem with it since day one. So I must ask what is the name of Mr. Bauer's tonearm ?