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VPI table, cart and phonostage? - Novice.
hey don't dismantle the poor guys threadI'll second the spacedeck/spacearm for great performance at reasonable cost. plus these things are sexynow who sells them in Houston?I'm a Hurricane Katrina refugee who will be there 8 monthsleft my vinyl at... 
$5000 or under speaker secommendations?
Von Schweikert's have several great speakers in this price range VR4 latest generation (used, new may have went up recently) 
What is Audio Researches best preamp period
I haven't had the pleasure of auditioning the Ref3 in my system, nor would I be able to spring for a $10,000+ preampI'd spend the next big chunk on speakers first and a loricraft record cleaner for my vinyl endBut I did audition the LS 25 MK II, a... 
What is Audio Researches best preamp period
I have an Arc LS 5 MK II wonderful piece, very engagingI owned an LS 2 Mk II I could never get things right with it- Jafox here steered me clear of it's brightnessand turned me on to the LS 5 (thanks again) I have heard a few people tamed the LS 2... 
You might be an audiophile if...
you're the only person in the audience that thinks the cinema's THX system is grating on the earsyou not only have a dac and know what one is, you insist on several digital output formatsyour friends own boats, you actually use your hobby on a nig... 
You might be an audiophile if...
the word "180 gram" elicits a new purchase despite your having both vinyl and cd copies of the recording alreadyyour carpet has long needed replacing but you've spent those funds on several cable upgrades (true story)you stay single so you won't h... 
Eagles Concert Guitar Player
Steuart Smith is an incredible guitarist and has done a lot in the country genre. My music teacher is an old friend of his, and he said Steu has to play felder's part note for note - no improvising allowed - sounds like a high profile paycheck wit... 
Beatles: Help ?
I own an Australian version of that box setI bought it on ebay a year ago - low bid $120 and was suprised when I came home over the weekend and had won itwish I had a Loricraft record cleaner to do them perfect justicevery nice pressings, and unti... 
I Can't Stop Playing This Song
sadly EMG was mostly ignored by the massessaw them in Albuquerque excellent showand Raleigh on the TaN tourPixileen is about a cyber reality godess ala Laura Craftsee ole's classic ode to Steely Dan translationsfever dreams click on the album of y... 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Susan Ashton - mid 90's stuff Jim Cole - voice and guitar sound like James Taylormid 90's album Merciful God is great (small label, you can find him online)Van Morrison has a number of discs with great songs Enlightenment, Hymns to the Silencenot ... 
Brian Eno
The Song disc series remasters are excellent. More detail, particularly low passages are brought up in the mix more comparable to the vinyl versions. The quiet passages no longer get buried like say in a car environment.I have Japanese vinyl of En... 
Best Neil Young Album?
no one mentioned Harvest Moon - best acoustic album he's done 
Record Cleaning Again
Gee Sean,three ring disc cleaning circus, where do you store it all?I've got my eyes on a Loricraft cleaner - it removes it all in one pass and from the reviews here is that much more effective removing the residue than the pad variety record clea... 
"Audiogon" Music Reviews at last
Ben,very nice siteI've always enjoyed your musical input and ecclectic suggestions on the gon 
ARC users please
Scott if you can handle balanced inputs (or use cheater plugs)the LS5 is fabulousand you can team it up with a PH2 for an excellent phono stagetom