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what phono pre-amp to get?
Tubes: EAR 834PSS: Blue Circle BC-23Hybrid: AR PH3se 
Need help - Set up Helikon using test LP
Twl: I hear you! You're coming through loud and clear! 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
What you think of this EAR mod?!http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/108318.html 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
fatparrot:On Nov. 5, you state that "the circuit board [of the EAR] is not supported properly. The front corners of the board are actually floating free."I read somewhere that it is supposed to be this way in order to reduce vibration. It's an iso... 
Diana Krall's New CD "Live in Paris"????
Thanks for the link....I checked it out. Interesting! 
Diana Krall's New CD "Live in Paris"????
Kana...Tobin's newest CD has one Cohen song on it. If you don't like it, then you can program out that one track. Don't decide not to listen on the basis of one song! And what was with the whiskey insult? I drink good wine, good coffee, good Port,... 
Diana Krall's New CD "Live in Paris"????
Last night, I listened to some DK and to Christine Tobin. I recommended Tobin in an earlier post and must confirm that she is head and shoulders above DK. Not only is her singing more authentic (I mean, she sounds like she's "lived the life"), but... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Heard some top-end ATCs yesterday. $16K per pair is a little out of my price range (although that does include a power amp in each box). That said, these were the most incredible speakers I've never heard. I mean "never" heard. I felt like Count B... 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Bob Dylan (I'm serious) 
Best female vocals on CD
I second those who mentioned Iris DeMent. Whew, man! She is something else. Maybe an aquired taste for some (like Dylan, Tom Waites, Leonard Cohen, et al.), but an incredible voice!On the classical side, the Korean soprano, Sumi Jo. 
Phono Section Break-In CD ??
I can see the commercial applications. 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
Thanks for those opinions, Marakanetz!I have an EAR coming in the post soon, and the tubes were traded out for telefunkens. I'm not sure what it is going to sound like, but there are as many opinions about tubes as about the equipment itself! 
Phono Section Break-In CD ??
I agree with Twl. Seems completely unnecessary (and a waste of money) 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
pluto,have you tried rolling the tubes in the EAR? (hmmm....that could be taken as a rather kinky question!). 
My wife touched my turntable - help please
gajg...you also asked about retipping. Depending on the make, the original manufacturer need not do the retipping. There are highly qualified companies that can do this.However, I have found it a better (and often cheaper) option to buy a used hig...