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Whats the best platform/support for Hydra
Have you considered contacting Shunyata to see what they recommend?; )best,k 
New $500 "best" phono stage?
I've tried it plugged straight into a dedicated mains, standard household mains and into line conditioners and quite frankly, at this point in my familiarisation of the Dyna's character ,I have not discerned any significant changes to the present... 
New $500 "best" phono stage?
I dunno anything about Mr Fremer's findings but I've recently been playing with the new Dynavector P75. It's seriously good at under $600 retail and is finding itself comfortable in the company of some old favorites in the $1000-1500 range in dire... 
47 Labs battery power supply
Hi Viggen, I think I know the incident now. I subscribe off and on to the 47 Labs mailing list and recall a gentleman appear with glowing praise for the Pure Power. Over a very short timeframe, he was acting very much the salesman tho he claimed n... 
47 Labs battery power supply
Hi Viggen, That seems pretty odd. I've met Kimura-san twice now and unless his written english is considerably more adept than his spoken, then this source must have been a translation or even further removed.Could you recall in more precise detai... 
Linn vs rega cd players?
I prefer the Rega Planet to the Mimik, the Genki over the Planet,the Jupiter over the Genki and the Ikemi to the Jupiter.In general,however my leanings tend to be more towards the Rega style of presentation to that of Linn's.k 
47 Labs battery power supply
RE:" I did read somewhere that the Pure Power is slightly superior than 47's own PSU."I believe it would depend on one's musical and sonic priorities.Drawing from a DC battery source and directly from the mains result in quite different presentati... 
Dealing with an unstable, vibrating wood floor...
Sounds like it's time for a trip to IKEA.Tell them Ingmar sent you.http://members.shaw.ca/mikesae/images/p3i.jpghttp://members.shaw.ca/mikesae/images/ikea.jpg 
Target turntable stand the best way to eliminate
Target and the fine Apollo WT 1 & WT2 wall supports (http://www.apollohifi.co.uk/)are available from May/Justice Audio in North America : http://www.mayaudio.com/mayaudio/home.aspBritish Audio manufactures and sells the Wallnut II support:http... 
Dealing with an unstable, vibrating wood floor...
Wall mounting your deck to a load bearing structural wall would be your best option. Think of your upper story floor to be a diaphragm attached at the edges of the load bearing walls.When the floor is disturbed, there will be more vertical movemen... 
Damping Rega Table
I had a call the other day from Rega superstar,Roy,who knows which way is up."Hello" said Roy,who is nobody's fool.After chewing the fat for several minutes Roy, who doesn't beat around the bush said "I'll come straight to the point".And he did. ... 
Favorite DAC?
I'd also be in full agreement with Budrew's recommendation of the non-filtered, non-oversampling AudioNotes as well as my personal favorites, the 47Labs Progression and Shigaraki DAC's.These units have finally persuaded me that Redbook CD is a gen... 
My impression of VPI Scout
You've pretty much described the key sonic characteristics of the Scout vs the various Rega turntables. You can get a bit more extension,authority, staging precision and resolution by carefully addressing the Rega's support and you can get somewha... 
Top Audio Designers Of All Time?
Time will tell of their long term impact but the designers that I'm most impressed with are Touraj Moghaddam of Roksan, Denis Morecroft of DNM and Junji Kimura of 47 Labs. Each has eschewed convention and rethought how an audio component should id... 
Use of mats for VTA?
RE:"Do you swap the mats in conjunction with a VTA adjustment on your tonearm or do you use mats alone?" I adjust as best I can for average thickness recordings with the tonearm(ie-spacers for RB's, sliding pillar adjustment for the Linn & Tab...