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older CD transport vs newer ones.
@ggc: you're absolutely right with the VRDS and VRDS Neo drives - I wanted to buy a Wadia combo of 521 DAC and 571 transport - there was an 24/192 upgrade announced for the DAC 521 - I was waiting almost 2 years as I wanted to buy most recent prod... 
older CD transport vs newer ones.
I second sns with the Mark Levinson #37 drive and Philips CD-Pro transport - I used this drive built in Madrigal Proceed PMDT in combinstion with Reimyo DAP 999 EX Ltd. for many years and it sounded great, nothing came close.When the laser finally... 
Gracenote Database - how to add Cover Art manually if not found automaticaly
@hgeifman Again thank you very much for your efforts to help me in this matter.I tried your method with iTunes to find cover art - that worked fine, I was even able to load jpegs that I have previously shot with my iPhone and saved as jpegs.Furthe... 
Gracenote Database - how to add Cover Art manually if not found automaticaly
@hgeifman,first of all thank you very much for your ongoing support and your attempts to help me in this matter.I followed the links you sent me in your previous post - very interesting information but does not exactly meet my case.I am rather fam... 
Gracenote Database - how to add Cover Art manually if not found automaticaly
So far thank you for your recommendations.The curious thing is that folder.jpeg images from dBpoweramp ripped CDs are not compatible with Gracenote folders- at least the ripped folders from Gracenote do not show any separate jpeg images, I could n... 
What are the sexiest components ever made?
+1 on Transcriptor Turntables (Prisma, Hydraulic, Transcriber) and +1 on Oracle Delphy, Scott T33s tuner with those Nixi tubesearly Magnepan speakers with chrome frame and black fabric 
Looking for phono preamp suggestions
@newtoncr:I have forgotten to mention that I listened to a couple of phono stages before and also owned some of them .....incl. Aesthetix Rhea, ARC PH 5, PS Audio GCPH, ARC Ref.PH 2, Trigon, Jadis, etc. - they all didn't give me quite what you are... 
Looking for phono preamp suggestions
My vote would go to an Octave Phonomodule! The big advantage beside it's sonic performance is that it can be configured as needed by the user! This implies approx. 10 different input modules, either RCA or XLR, either with step-up-transformer or n... 
Graham Phantom Supreme 12" - heavier counterweight needed ?!
The arm with SME base is mounted on an Airforce 3! 
Graham Phantom Supreme 12" - heavier counterweight needed ?!
@vortrex  and @testpilot  Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with emailing Bob Graham - I will try it both ways and thanks for the current mail adress - I got a different one that did not work at all.@mulveling - unfortunately the distributo... 
Graham Phantom Supreme 12" - heavier counterweight needed ?!
Ok, mijostyn, thanks a lot for your comments regarding the set up!Could you please help me our with a valid mail adress of Graham Engineering?Thanks again and best regards,Carlo 
Graham Phantom Supreme 12" - heavier counterweight needed ?!
Dear mijostyn,I'm sorry, there was no second weight supplied.....this was also confirmed by my dealer and the official distributor for Austria, Audiotuning.The Phantom Packing List did also not mention the suppied weight ....if you say there shoul...