alc777

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Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long
Is this the same thing that Graham used in his arms for azimuth balancing? 
I finally compared CD to vinyl and...
It might not be fair to compare LP with CD just because that they are from the same recording.Most of the old beloved CDs are remixed and then reissued. Remix means that the engineer added some highs, tightened the bass, more glamorous spatial eff... 
Computer burner tweaks. dampening, isolation, etc
From what I've read, the holes burned with your CD burner are different than what came out from the factory. The software does not help on the burning process, neither the damping or tweaking. 
Best Recording of Scheherazade
Try the Rostropovich conducting Paris Orchestra. EMIpicture:http://patachonf.free.fr/musique/rimski-korsakov/scheherazade.php?p=rA Japanese music magazine rated it the highest in CD format. I can see why.The recording engineer was Paul Vavasseur, ... 
Very Best Cd Changer to drive outboard DAC?
Nakamichi MB1000 
Any suggestions to power B&W 801S3 speakers?
Pass Aleph 1.2 monos 
Wilson audio 3.2 speaker
From my expience, I've had a setup of Adcom GTP-750-> XLR-> ML 23.5->Watt3/Puppy2 with very good performance.Running XLR interconnector usually gives more detail which is a plus when you have good speakers like the Watt/Puppy. 
Good Classical discs for "beginners"
Here are some good samplers:DGG "An Die Musik" Das 4d-Konzert 445 809-2unforturnatly, can't find the linkB&W Present the EMI Abbey Road Classical Collection BW003Again, no link availableHDCD SAMPLER VOL lhttp://www.referencerecordings.com/SAMP... 
Vibration Tweaks
Not all the equipment resonate the same, so maybe no cones are THE cones. Find out what's wrong with your sound and then try the logical solutions. Usually the harder, sharper cones give you analytic sound; the softer cones render forgiving sound ...