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Tonearm options for VPI tables?
Many VPI turntable users mount arms other than VPI's. In fact, the company has been making turntables for a lot longer than it has made arms. VPI is very cooperative in honoring customers' arm preferences.  
How do you know what you're missing?
millercarbonEverything in the following system has been bought based on reading reviews and comments ... the Moabs were bought exactly the way you seem to be so convinced cannot work. Clearly either I know something very, very important- or I’m t... 
Audio tax write-off
gs5556You own a company and have an accountant. What is the point of asking on this forum? ... Get an accountant and don't listen to anyone here. Including myself.Excellent counsel. There is much misinformation in this thread.  
Msb dacs why not alot of postings
lalitkWhy should anyone be subjected to constant testing what they were listening to ...They shouldn't. This is a hobbyist's group, not a scientific forum, and users should be free to post their experiences here without being attacked by demands ... 
Streaming for beginner
vtvmtodvmAny findings derived from an experiment involving 7 testers (average age 22) in a anechoic test chamber listening to test signals (not music) just doesn’t convey much of material significance ...That is just one study. There are others t... 
Springs under turntable
mijostyn... But out of level a tonearm will add additional skating forces ...That’s true.... in an ideal world all parts of the turntable should operate in exactly the same plane.Yes, or at least in parallel planes for the turntable, plinth, and ... 
Streaming for beginner
vtvmtodvmRe. sound quality, current redbook CD is as good as it gets ... Higher resolution programming sources are not going to provide any audible advantage, although the power of expectation bias can be very persuasive.Actually, blind testing ha... 
Springs under turntable
mijostyn... the devise that has to be level to prevent skating forces is the tonearm. So the best place to put your bubble level is on the tonearm board or plinth right at the base of the tonearm. If the platter is a tiny bit off it won’t matter.E... 
Second hand vinyl surface damage.
whartImpossible to tell without play checking the record, ideally after a good cleaning. There are tell-tales that can indicate a record is trashed, but even a pristine looking record can suffer from groove chew by old kludgey tone arms ... I... 
Serious Problems with Qobuz
brucknermahler "Matter of perspective" is not.It isn't? Do you mean we all have to think and feel the way that you do?... When I signed, all those recordings that are now missing were available, thus, this was one of the main reasons to join. ... 
Correct Way to Invert Phase
mijostynWith my system I can invert phase on either channel or both at the same time all by remote control from the listening position. With both speakers in phase and switching them together not one of you would be able to tell inverted from... 
Serious Problems with Qobuz
big_greg3,201 posts09-24-2020 8:35amThis "serious problem" may be a matter of perspective.  Every once in a while, I’ll run into a song that isn’t available ... 99% of the time I can find and listen to anything I want on Qobuz. That 1% (or les... 
Serious Problems with Qobuz
I don’t think what the OP describes is a "serious problem" at all. It sounds like a licensing issue. This frequently happens with CATV providers who get into a spat with a local station or cable channel about licensing fees, and channels are somet... 
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Have you tried using the "Sort" tool? It works for me. 
Magnepan's new LRS?
kacomess I'm interested in reading Audiogon comments from technically sophisticated reviewers on that Audio Science thread. That might be difficult. I get the sense that not many people here take ASR seriously. (And I'm trying to be kind about...