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The ''hole'' problem
I don't know the English word for it, but there is a tool you'll get in a metal shop which helps to smoothen edges in a drill hole in metal. It works perfectly - handled with caution! - on vinyl, too.I've tried it!Good luck from Germany! 
Is vinyl dead ?
Not at all at all!The world's biggest CD and record shop SATURN in Cologne, Germany just reopened and they have over 50.000 titles on vinyl in their basement. Also at Frankfurt Hifgh End Show there was NO room without a turntable or gear for playi... 
Madrigal Mark Levinson out of business.
Kenlu - no sweat! I just got my REVEl LE-1 amp back after warranty repair. I had the unit sent to REVEL in Northridge, CA but the work was done at a different shop anyway(JMP Electronics).I also think that REVEL is a independent branch of the Harm... 
Calling all Pink Floyd fans
Is Dark Side Of The Moon really a Pink Floyd fans' issue? That ongoing selfquoting mediocre opus in comparison with earlier releases like "Saucerful Of Secrets" or later ones like "The Final Cut"?No offence, but I find it rather boring to have thi... 
Tube Biasing in Amplifiers
True, Marakanetz! But I was saying, that I run my bias AT THE LOWER END OF THE SUGGESTED SCALE! Not below that , of course. 
Tube Biasing in Amplifiers
Hi,you wrote: I suspect I will loose some maximum wattage, but will the amp still be able to produce that wonderful sound I like so much?That's exactly what I think and experienced in my McIntosh MC 2000. I have my bias set at the lower end of the... 
Considering Wadia 860
I cannot judge the 860 against the 861 but as you mention the word "sound character" it seems to be obvious that you love the Wadia DigiMaster's algorythm approach - as I do. So if you have the 860 I would not upgrade to the 861 but go further to ... 
Good speaker cables for tube amp's??????
I'm using Kimber Select 3035. Just great!good luck! 
Any good IC combinations?
Knowing that it is not the ideal situation to "correct" one cable's "weakness" with another cable's strength I found that Nordost SPM is wonderfully working together with Kimber Select 1130. The Kimber is extremely neutral. The Nordost does this l... 
Better than Norah Jones...?
Oh yeah! Try Fiona Apple - she seems to be even better than Suzanne Vega in her young days. I think Nora Jones is COMPLETELY overrated - interesting that she herself has the same opinion, isn't it?! 
Best Way To Erase A DAT Tape?
If I want to have a "fresh" DAT tape without any sound track or information track I switch to analog input turn down the recording volume and press record. That erases all information on the tape.I think any demagnetizer isn't a very good idea!!Go... 
Perfect Pitch?
Dwudman - it depends on which occasion you listened to Hendrix. Sometimes he was only bearable when you were stoned - sometimes he was so brilliant that you didn't want to be. So Hendrix always was a tricky number.Let's commemorate Noel Redding, t... 
Perfect Pitch?
I have it and I am partly happy with it and partly not. The good thing is that I can adjust to a higher pitched piano in a concert hall f.e.without being distracted too much. The great thing having perfect pitch is a deeper sense of listening INTO... 
Comparison of Wadia 850 to Meridian 588
If you like WADIA's digital approach with their DigiMaster algorhythm then there's nothing better.I had an 850 and it worked flawlessly for years of heavy duty usage.Lancebet simply had bad luck with his unit. This happens all the time with differ... 
Advise for CD player upgrade? Arcam? Rega? MF?
WADIA 301 - others just forget them - to quote the above thread.Good luck!