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Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet?
Dodgealum...I believe that as long as you stayin that 8-12Hz RF range, you are fine. I will let others who are more experienced in vinyl than me interject here and expand on this but I think you are still ok. I am attaching a link to the RF calcul... 
DAC with preamp and remote
In the current issue of Stereophile, Jon Iverson reviews the YBA WD202, which is a DAC and headphone amp. It can also drive an amp and has a remote control. At $879, looks like a good deal ($750 street price). Jon Iverson compares it the Musical F... 
DAC with preamp and remote
http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/system1/digital-analog-converter/dac1-hdr 
Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet?
Thx for the feedback Syntax. 
Did I choose the right path?
Samulcas091...I agree with all the comments above. A few questions though to try to pin down what you are unhappy with. When you just listen the to the Grace through your headphones, do you like the sound? If yes, your source is not the issue. If ... 
RIP-Walter Sear, a passion for analog
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He's Gone
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Transport and DAC or Upgrade CDP?
Check out The Absolute Sound's guide to disc players, DACs, and music servers here: http://www.avguide.com/buyers-guide/the-absolute-soundhi-fi-guide-disc-players-dacs-music-servers 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
Good point Suteetat. The difference in effective tonearm mass probably has to do with the steel vs. aluminum arm wands and not whether the VTA Tower is included or not as I said. I guess one has to check with VPI to be sure what they have. 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
Actusreus...I hear you. As you say there has been a range of estimates. Maybe it's because some people have put the traditional 10.5i (with Valhalla wiring and VTA tower) on their Classic (I am assuming this is the 12.3grams) and others have put t... 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
Actusreus...i plugged in the specs for your Aida cart (6.8g cart mass and 22 cart compliance) with the JMW10.5SE tonearm mass of 12.3g and you get a resonant frequency of 7.76Hz which is right below the 8-12Hz recommended region. As per VPI websit... 
what percentage of us really knows sound
it's jaw dropping. that's all i have to say. 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
Thx for the follow-up. 
Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet?
Syntax...thx for the pic. You have an amazing array of tts/tonearms/carts/phono stages. I am curious: on your description of the Lyra Dorian Mono, you say "Amazing." For the Delos, you just say it's an "MC Cartidge." Since most of your other carts... 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
Philb7777...interesting comparison. Did you use same tonearm and cart as well on the 3 tables or no? How about isolation under the tables (same or different)? Just curious if there were any different variables or if you used precisely the dame var...