au_lait

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Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman
Cardas Clear Beyond sounds amazing, but they're not inexpensive... Cut the cables in half, add 2x extra terminals and put the SUT in between?  
$100K system build - % breakdown of spend
If I had 100k to spend and wanted the direct drive TT it would be the SP10R not the 1200.   
Your method for discovering great music.
If you like something, go to Discogs.com and look at the credits of that release, from there you can explore other things by that artist, producer, player, label, etc  
Your method for discovering great music.
Go to a record store and dig!  
Do good power cords have to be stiff?
Yeah I have 7 Master Couplers and they’re a pain in the arse  
Michael Aday (Metloaf) has passed away.
I went to his house once in Brentwood to pick up his daughter, he answered the door and I said, “Pleased to Meatloaf you.” He didn’t laugh but I definitely gave myself a mental high-five.  
Michael Aday (Metloaf) has passed away.
Anti vax and anti mask … guess he really wouldn’t do “that” … shocking.  
Detachable Head shell or Not?
I was asking @lewm specifically because he has an SP10 with a high mass plinth and a steel FR arm, similar to my set-up. Not really interested in debating how "wrong" my tone-arm is at this stage! But I appreciate your opinion of course.  
Detachable Head shell or Not?
@lewm @mijostyn  Was planning on using one of my yamamotos and a miyajima cart. TT has 2 arms so the other arm I can keep the DINs and swap headshells whenever. Richard is Analog Magik, only person I’ve found (so far) that offers this service (un... 
Detachable Head shell or Not?
@lewm I’m contemplating having my FR-66s wired from cart clips to phono stage by Richard Mak. Thoughts?  
Is Rap a valid musical form?
Please not this topic again.   
Question : has anybody placed a Shunyata Omega QR power cord on thier sourse components ?
Why come you don’t have a tattoo?  
Who uses ADS Speakers
Thanks @rauliruegas - I was looking for a couple years for the C2000 but its really hard to find, and once I did actually find it but the sale didn't go through. I was then willing to try a Bryston 10b but all the reading I did about bi-amping the... 
Who uses ADS Speakers
I own ADS L1290s and use as my main speakers. I live them. Had the tweeters and mids rebuilt by Richard So, and with the advise of @brownsfan I’m going to start an upgrade of the xovers using premium parts. Running them with Pass Aleph 1.2 at 150 ... 
Is the Bricasti M3 a dark sounding dac
@verdantaudio  I have used a K40 previously and it was a big step up from my Nucleus+.  I do think a part of that is the direct connection and the signal not passing through my router where it is with the Nucleus+. Thank you kindly, this is he...