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Cadillac of Turntables?
I'm sure that Cadillac of turntables isn't what you really expect. It's supposed it to be fully automatic. I guess BMW-3 would be better match having in mind that it's also 3-letter abbreviation. I recently serviced Pioneer PL-9 super rare deck th... 
Jazz Club In Your Living Room
It all feels and — above all — sounds so real. But it’s not. You aren’t really in the club. You aren’t in New York. In fact, you never left your house. You’re sitting instead on your own couch, in the comfort of your own living room, watching the ... 
DIY In wall cable : What do installers use?
1. Partsexpress.com have all possible types of Belden wire with proper parameters for in-wall. 
Vintage tube amp resurrection with Variac?
I'm bringing back Fisher, Marantz, HH Scott, McIntosh equipment brands that are up to 40 years old vintage. With tubes inserted that I'm confident that are good I connect several voltmeters connected to each bias pot or resistor to make sure that ... 
Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
Kester is substantially cheaper than Cardas. I suspect that Cardas is just brand that uses another manufacturer. It's always best to purchase direct rather than going through the reseller. 
Turntable issue
You can do a simple trick:use tape to attach any wire to the base of tonearm and connect it to the ground pin of your preamp. If problem disappears, than ground wire is relatively easy to replace compared to the signal wires. The ground wire usual... 
Another Pair of Skeptics Converted
It's all true however cable should be cheap and reasonable. It's definitely not worth $500/2m... More like $25 or $50max. 
On the TV show "The Good Wife" which I watched ton
wow i didn't know that visualizing audio gear via TV set is enough to judge it's performance. 
Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
...if you use tin/silver soler, you will ruin your kit. 
On the TV show "The Good Wife" which I watched ton
So how many "Good Wives" do you need? The cheapest place to get is Philippines or Vietnam. Cool places to go and chill too. 
Is my stylus damaged ?
If you are local to NC I service all kinds of vintage turntables to the original and new functionality. 
Solder for ank legend monoblocks?
Weller brand used to have a very nice solder to work with. You may find NOS rolls on ebay. 
Songs that trigger you to switch the station or...
As music lover I strongly believe that song "My Sherona" by Knack have nothing to do with music so eeeeeee! 
Free $3K preamp to lucky listener who names it
Can I opt just for cash? 
Need reasonably priced balanced preamp
If you already have phonostage, you can find Muse Model 3.