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Tannoy Westminster SE vs. Sonus Faber Amati Futur
It all depends on the amplification.Tube = Tannoy Westminster Royal SE SS = Sonus Faber Amati Futura 
Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ?
Not sure that the Q3 and the 211 based Dragons would be the best combination. I've never heard the Q3, but with a nominal impedance of 5ohm with dips into the low 2's, it may present a challenge for Dragon which doesn’t even have a 4ohm output tap. 
25 year warranty – thoughts invited
Jmcgrogan2, or should I call you Sherlock, you are correct, Bigaitch is Howard Popeck, owner of LFD4U.Howard, a dealer disclaimer is required. http://lfd4u.com/where-did-stereonow-go/ 
25 year warranty – thoughts invited
So BRF - it seems you want massive discount PLUS 25 year warranty. Are you serious? How long would such a retailer stay in business if adopting your approach?Read my post again…. what I am saying is that I wouldn’t pay extra for a 25-year warrant... 
25 year warranty – thoughts invited
It’s not LFD audio who are offering the 25 year warranty. It’s their (apparently) principal retailer LFD4U doing this.I like having options, but I wouldn’t pay extra for an extended warrantee from a third party online retailer who has no skin in ... 
Test LP's Worth it?
The Mint LP Protractor is designed for a specific tone arm i.e. Spindle to pivot distance. For azimuth, instead of using a metal rod like VPI provides, I use a 6inch length of raw spaghetti. It is nice and straight and light. Once the cartridge he... 
Anti static guns
Many Zerostat owners use the device incorrectly by pulling and releasing the trigger too fast. If you hear any clicking sound when depressing or releasing the trigger, you are pulling/releasing too fast. 
LFD Audio new DAC
There have been on occasion, that a Manufacture has skipped a numerical designation due to one of the following reasons: 1) The number is deemed unlucky. The number 4 is a dreaded number in Chinese superstition. 2) There may be a trademark infring... 
25 year warranty – thoughts invited
LFD is a boutique company; therefore, one’s greatest worry would be their ability to survive for 25 years in an ever changing marketplace. 
Cable recommendations for cary slp-98p & cary 120s
Just like copper, the quality of the silver has a lot to do with the sound. High quality silver is grain free with extended highs and deep bass extension. IME, harsh sounding silver cables utilized poor quality silver. I am not a big fan of the si... 
Emission Labs 300B vs Shuguang Black Treasure
The problem lies in the fact that there are a lot of NOS KR tubes around today being sold by "unauthorized" KR dealers who are "actively" misrepresenting themselves as USA distributors. If you google KR tubes USA you will get the USA KR distributo... 
Emission Labs 300B vs Shuguang Black Treasure
With respect to KR 300's, I would only buy brand new and from an authorized dealer that offers a warrantee.KR had reliability issues in the past in which KR stopped offering warrantee replacements, therefore, forcing some tube amp manufacture to l... 
Cable recommendations for cary slp-98p & cary 120s
Jakecanada, check out Audio Sensibility’s Statement Silver interconnect. They are made with Ohno Continuous Cast (OCC) silver with a purity of 99.99998% (7N), terminated with Furutech and custom-made 303 Stainless Steel RCA barrels. Retail is only... 
Graham phantom MK2 /. Simon Yorke S10
Why not use either the S7 (9inch or 12inch) or the Aeroarm? Simon Yorke does not recommend the use of other manufacture's arms on their tables. 
VPI Traveler
If the motor can maintain speed at either a 50 or 60hz without a change in pulley, the circuit must be doing some form of power regeneration to a 60hz frequency.