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Decca cartridge experiences
Hi ssollman try prescense audio UK , they are the official worldwide distributeur and they can give you the info how to get the repairs done officially by the cartmaker himself .They are by far the best carts ive heard and for far less the price .... 
Stand out phono stages
Thuchan, heradot , thanks for the input , there is actually a modded LAMM for sale now on audiomarkt.Have you any idea what makes it different from the nagra ?I like speed , dynamics and clean sound.I will defenitely go also up in the london range... 
Decca cartridge experiences
Interesting stuff , i suppose these older ones are hard to get , i ll be having a london reference sometime later this year, i ll post about my expiriences 
Stand out phono stages
I actually want to skip the sut s .Im becoming quite fond of the London moving iron i have , i think thats the future not mc s .If i buy a zanden 1200 i have to use the step up even if i dont need the gain.So i can conclude that the kondo mm , lam... 
Stand out phono stages
And a 1100 series , which is the mono version but thats not what im in for at the moment 
Stand out phono stages
I have a question for the high $$$ phono amp specialists .Does the zanden model 1200 have a way not using the step up transformers .As i can read on the zanden site is that the 1200 has a low gain 56 dB and and a high gain 68 dB mc phono outCan yo... 
Speaker crossover mod. Your advice?
You can try another (more expensive ) cap as long as it has the same value and has the appropriate voltage of the focal one .More expensive isnt always much better though and ive tried a lot believe me , duelund being the rolls royce of caps.If yo... 
Decca cartridge experiences
Hai ive got the London decca super gold now playing for a week .That thing is cheap and amazing and your transformer can get out of the signalpath.keywords :live sounding.detailmusicdynamicbody.It makes the mc s that i have rather uninvolving and ... 
Krell EVO 302 or 302e
I have had some tubeamps over(ayon audio)recently and have had levinson and graaf gm 200 and some others .The opinion that i have of krell ( i have the evo 400 monos )is that they are clean ,,...clean and in control/ dynamic, it takes a while to g... 
Garrard 301/401 audition request
I did actually mean a new /old garrard with a stable (hardwood?) plinth.I sometimes see them quite cheap on audiomarkt for example.good luck hj 
Garrard 301/401 audition request
You could also try to find a good "cheap" one , which could be easily in resale if things dont work out , thats often what i do.Make sure you get a good arm with it 
Help choosing a Phono Stage
nagra BPS /VPS also very nice. 
Help choosing a Phono Stage
The cheapest nice one i know of is the jasmine lp 2.0 
Settling on a cartridge? VPI guys-question?
The aries is a wonderfull turntable , the acryl/stainless? steel base gives it solidity .Cartridge ??? ..... vd hul colbri? an ortofon A 90 seems to get good reviews and doesnt cost that much 
Verity Audio: To Nagra or not to Nagra?
Nagra is good stuf , good design and things that spring to mind are very cleansound /precision.Great for audifile music , but if you want to smash walls down get the levinsons /krells in.