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Thinking about new cartridge
Thanks all for your imput you all bought up good points. Jfrech nailed what I wanted to hear, someone who has used the vkp-5 w/ a .5 cartridge, may the hunt begin. 
Dust residue after carbon fiber brush cleaning
I had the same problem heres how I solved it. On new 180gr and just cleaned used I will only used a carbon fiber brush before a play. I let the brush rotate 15 to 20 seconds one hand on brush one on a grounded source thus allowing negative charges... 
OL Silver , Shelter 501- Looking for phonostage ?
I third the bat vkp-5 as your main choice, I will give you some encouragement they can be found here. I found one for 50 bucks more than your upper range.(it was about a 9.5 in condition). Heres the bad part be patient for it took me about 1 1/2 m... 
Survey-What is your most used source?
Turntable 95% of the my time, wife uses tuner 100% of the time. I am thinking of selling the scd-1 for a better cartridge, thats how bad the analog bug has bit me. 
Newbie Question: VTA and Rega P25/RB600
I agree w/ marakanetz go w/ a spacer for the rega 600 arm, pending on cartridge you use will tell your thickness you need. My last turntable was a p-25/ rb-600 /benz ace as I did not opt for a spacer and fought it the whole time, my solution was t... 
Tonearm Cable Question
I have been shopping for a new tonearm cable, and also learning along the way. In a tonearm cable, the cable is real subcepible to low frequency (motor) what silver audio people explained to me it has everything to do w/ sheilding of the signal wi... 
Going SACD or analog?
anolog. I have a scd-1 SACD and have not turned it on in a month, digital is convenient, although it does sound good, when compared to a good anolog rig it sounds DIGITAL. I beleive the question you should ask yourself is do I want convenance or s...