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Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ...
Wonderful cartridge and great stories. My own experience is that the amp manufacturer recommended 2.5x impedance (hence 30 ohms) worked beautifully from the beginning, whereas the 100 ohms was more dynamic but with the highs out of control and the... 
Decision time - Garrard 301 vs EMT938
Hi 2psyop, thanks for your reply, and I hear you. Perhaps I have not explained clearly. I have great respect for the 301, and am sure that with the right arm and cart and plinth, it can equal the best in the game. My choices are to 1) upgrade arm ... 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
My approach is very simple - in good years, spend on turntables, which dont depreciate. In bad years, sell them off and recycle the money. You dont have to ask the wife. You can also pitch this creatively "Honey, I just saved us $1000. Guess what ... 
iPad "Remote" App for iTunes
CWLondon, M_snow is correct.1) I use headless mac mini and play Audirvana. Majestic sound. The Audirvana manual explains the importance of bit perfect feed to DAC, which can be only guaranteed if you keep volume at 100%. Else the PC output gets di... 
Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm
Dover, Perhaps SP10-mkIII has a foot in both camps for good reason...^ Brady, Chris (2008-10-06). "Teres MicroPrecise Speed Technology PDF". Retrieved 2009-01-15. "Dealing with stylus drag is another important aspect of a quality turntable drive s... 
USB or Squeezebox Touch from Mac to DAC
RMata thanks for asking all teh questions that I had wanted to ask. I considered also a long optical cable (minijack at one end and regular toslink at the other) from my mac to the dac, but in the end settled for an iMac. 
Luxman vs. Accuphase
Routeman21, please note that while Luxman has its strengths, it cannot compare with Accuphase in its versatility. I use both digital (PC) and analogue front ends, and my e-450 has made life simple as it use teh plug in DAC board (DAC 30) and the p...