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You know you're an audiophile if--
Devilboy - I've also had some audio related dreams, but you've got it really bad! Curious if you remember what speaker the King was??? 
Origin Live Silver MK3A on Basis 1400
I didn't know that you were in the UK, but I would think that Mark Baker at OL would be best to address your concerns. The Nottingham collet allows you to clamp the arm at any desired height, but the current OL arms have a threaded VTA adjuster th... 
Origin Live Silver MK3A on Basis 1400
I have the latest Origin Live Enterprise-C arm on my Nottingham Dais, and it mounts in Nottingham's available Rega collet. There are no threads on the collet and it works out fine. The current Origin Live arms have built in VTA adjusters that allo... 
What type inside record sleeves to you use?
If you want the absolute best, check out these sleeves at a slightly higher cost each: http://www.marecordings.com/main/product_info.php?products_id=169&osCsid=5a0812a297b60be7ebcb32db7825d726 
Audia flight protection mode
I own the Audia Flight Phono and have never experienced anything like the situation you describe. I would guess that there is either a short of some type on the output or a problem with the protection circuitry. 
Stylus force digital scales
After buying and trying many digital scales used for the specific application of measuring tracking force, I agree with Don. This version is clearly superior when compared to similar but smaller scales that use button style batteries. It has the b... 
Nordost New LE series speaker cables. Improved??
I find the new Leif BH to be a definite and significant improvement over the original version, but I have no experience with the Audio Art cables to be able to make a meaningful comparison. 
Nordost New LE series speaker cables. Improved??
The original (pre-LEIF series) Blue Heaven and Red Dawn were indeed very different sounding, with BH being softer sounding and more laid back in perspective while the RD was more forward and revealing. This often led to one being generally preferr... 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Lloydelee21, you can read about Dragon_vibe's experience with the Claytons on this thread: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1385752123. He ended up returning them... 
Broken tube on Art Audio Carissa 825 amp
Holly,Regarding the broken 12BH7 tube, first I would try to remove any more of the broken tube bits left in the amp. Have you tried holding the amp upside down and seeing if you can get any more broken pieces to fall out? I know that the amp is he... 
Jeff Rowland Capri S2 Owners Manual
Guido, you deserve the "most helpful citizen" award! 
Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers
Please ignore my previous question, I found that they retail for $499 per pair up to 3 meters. 
Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers
Ptheo, very interesting... What's the price of Merrill's cables? 
upgrade advice from Sunfire CRM2 monitors
The System Audio SA2K monitors are a superb speaker that is not as well known as many of its competitors. I have never had the chance to compare them to the CRM2s, but having heard both at different times I would personally choose the SA2Ks over t... 
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, Blue, Black
I moved into the Cadenza Bronze from an Audioquest 7000 which was an OEM model from Scan Tech, and known as being a bit lean but very detailed. Comparatively the Bronze has better dynamics along with a touch of warmth in the midrange and a sweeter...