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System building -budget $15,000
You should go to a local A/V boutique go through this excercise. If this person is not into gear currently, the system better be easy to use. The best way to get that is to have a local firm install the system and do all of the pre-programming so ... 
Setting up the cartridge--Tips/techniques
Can you describe a technique or approach for setting VTA? My R250 arm has adjustment which I set to the level matching the tracking force (per instructions) but I've heard you should listen and adjust from there.Is there an easy way to know you ha... 
Thiel CS6 to Von Schweikert VR4 JR - Am i Crazy?
Thanks for all of your comments. I appreciate all of your opinions and suggestions. 
Thiel CS6 to Von Schweikert VR4 JR - Am i Crazy?
I have put better (Naim, Arcam, Ayre) digital sources into the system and have only seen slight improvements that I would not pay the thousands of dollars to achieve. I primarily listen to vinyl now anyway and that has proven to be a better source... 
Velodyne DD-series subwoofer
You'll bother your neighbors with either one! 
Audioquest cables: replace the DBS Battery pack.
I can't wait until they come out with speaker cables that need power cords (of course it will need to be a "good" power cord). Talk about incremental sales! 
PrimaLuna One, interconnects,cables,power chords
Could someone explain what NOS tubes are. I assume they are re-conditioned or something. I just am not sure what this means. 
Good Small Speakers for Rears in Family Room
I just put some Boston Accoustic Micro 130s up and am very pleased with them. 
LP storage? What do you use?
What does anyone think of using a toy chest for storage? You could then flip through them fairly easily and it would close when not in use.See linkhttp://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_6/601-7590987-2222550?%5Fencoding=UTF8&frombrowse=... 
Klipsch love them or hate them.
We had a pair of LaScalas at my fraternity house. They were 10 years old, often sat in 1 inch of basement beer-mud, survived rainstorms (for outside parties), danced on, played countless hours at deafening levels and they were still hands down the... 
Silly Question...does a transport have a "sound" ?
It sounds like instead of buying a new dedicated CD player to improve upon my CD sound, I should just buy a good DAC and plug my Pioneer 47ai digital out to it.Anyone recommend a good DAC for under $2k? 
Naim CD5X play CDRs ??
The biggest difference is that the 5x allows use of external power supplies (flatcap, hicap, etc.). The 5i does not allow this so upgrades require replacing the whole unit vs. buying a better power supply.They both have manual trays. 
Naim CD5X play CDRs ??
I only compared it to the 5i and there was an improvement when a flatcap was added to the 5x. With both naked, there wasn't much difference. 
Naim CD5X play CDRs ??
Yes,I demoed this unit with a CDR I made. No problems. 
No Audiophiles in Hollywood
In one of the latest Six Feet Under episodes, David is sitting in a room listening to music and I only got short glimpses of the speakers but thought they might have been the Gallo Reference 3. Anybody else see this?