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Accuphase pricing Japan vs. USA
Its not just distributors marking up prices but duties and taxes. plus insurance, warehousing, setting up a distribution network, marketing and advertising, trade shows, dealer support and warranty repairs........... 
Where can i find out what voltage this takes VPI HW19 mkiii?
Take the bottom off the table to expose the motor.  The motor should be stamped with the electrical specifications.  In addition, if it is wired for the UK, it should have a type G plug.   
Tri-Planar & Customer Service Excellence
Simply put, Tri Mai is and has always been first class!   
Best Tonearm Lifter?
As posted in your subject line “Best” usually cost money. 
Best Tonearm Lifter?
Tru-lift, is excellent. http://www.integrityhifi.ca/tru-lift 
THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS
Something does not sound right, did you call the Dealer for an explanation? There is no reasonable reason why a retailer would request the item back unless he was under the impression that the item was going to be abandoned by the intended recip... 
300 rpm motor for VPI
I am not sure how changing a motor would cause channel imbalance.  The platter is still running at 33.33 rpm.  Did you by chance bump the tonearm and/or cartridge during the motor set up? 
THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS
Companies that use FedEx for shipping have software that automatically assigns a FedEx number to pending orders. When the product is picked up by FedEx, the number is activated into their system. Based on the response posted by MW of VPI, Dedica... 
Power Wedge 116
Over time, the transformer core adhesive starts to break apart and the laminated layers separate from each other slightly. The vibration of these layers is the humming noise you can hear and once the adhesive starts to break, the sound gets loude... 
Medium Mass or Low Mass Tonearms?
By some manufactures and other industry professionals, medium mass tonearms are defined as having an effective mass between 9-25 grams.  That would put VPI tonearms at the very low end of medium mass and that would account for their wide compatibl... 
Best 845 tube out there?
Below is a more updated version of the Psvane / Shuguang relationship and history. There are a few contradictions to ecll80’s post.http://psvanetube.com/sitetemp/who-is-psvane/ 
Cary SLP-05 with Pass Labs X-250
@dpac996 What you are hearing are the stock Electro-Harmonix EH-6SN7 tubes.  Tube rolling is the Cary yields great results 
Why are so many Infinity IRS beta systems for sale the past year ?
I would assume that a lot of original owners have reached retirement age and no longer have the room, plus stereo integration into the common household living area has changed significantly since the late 1980s 
Dealers hijacking the discussions
@Bar81, just because we disagree, does not make me wrong. I don’t mind Audiotroy’s post and I don’t mind gpgr4blu post - when they post independent of one another. What I do dislike is the constant back and forth bitc$ing between the two that di... 
Dealers hijacking the discussions
If @gpgr4blu and @audiotroy would just refrain from responding to one another, threads of this nature would not be necessary.  Their disagreement is not about policy or posting etiquette, it's personal - take it off line