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Supex 900 question
Greg, perhaps the stylus is worn? Loading? From what I have, I would not describe the sound as muddy. A bit soft at the extremes compared to sota but a very mice midrange that is killer on the right material. 
Supex 900 question
Hi Greg, my other carts are an ortofon MC3000, Garrott P89, Decca SC4E. I've had an AT 150MLX fwiw, among (many ;-) ) other cartridges. It's been a really long time since I heard the AT and to be fair, for the same reason/biases I don't own a Koet... 
Supex 900 question
Hi Greg, I have a 909 mk2 which was rebuilt by the Garrotts to great effect. It tracks very well fwiw. To me it's kind of a 'poor man's' Koetsu if you can excuse the expression ;-) I use mine on either an Ikeda IT-345 or an SME 1012R. 
Can digitizing vinyl match CD?
fwiw I use an Apogee Rosetta 200 AD/DAC with a firewire connection to an iMac running Amadeus Pro. Very, very happy with the results at 24/96.It's not vinyl but jeez it's close. 
Well-Tempered Golf Ball?
what rcm is gonna work best if you get a bogey??? 
New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option
Willster, I think I see what you're getting at and your experience through your friend has obviously given you a perception of Teres which i think is in the minority of experiences here and in general. Which is not to say you're wrong at all I jus... 
WBT RCA Connectors
As far as I know WBT discontinued their 'crimp'/cold solder RCA plug - which was a real shame imo. However if you have some then they are supposed to be excellent. If not I would recommend sending the cables to one of the various companies who do ... 
Oracle Delphi vs. ??? fill in the blank.
I couldn't agree more with Sirspeedy - a classic, undervalued performer indeed. For reasons I can't remember now, my main table was out of commission so I happened across a MK1 very cheaply that needed the suspension reconditioned. Oracles custome... 
Koetsu
The retail price for a Koetsu Rosewood Signature in Japan is 189,000yen. I live in Japan but Koetsu is not a cartridge that ever interested me until a German gentleman who bought an SME tonearm off me on eBay asked me to get a price for one which ... 
Anybody heard of a Marantz PH22 phono stage?
solid state 
Anybody heard of a Marantz PH22 phono stage?
That was a bargain, congratulations! Marantz seem to go through phases of every now and then producing some outstanding gear and I think that was in one of those phases. I have a late 90's SC-5 DC battery Preamp with what I suspect is essentially ...