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Best type of stylus cleaner??
I guess I would be a little concerned using an industrial based cleaner (Mr. Clean) on my expensive cartridge; but thats me I guess.CHuck 
What the heck is bias anyway?
I think of the bias current in a tube amp as being similar to the fuel required to keep an engine idling. The engine must be running (idling) prior to applying throttle to accelerate (voltage). Maybe over simplified but works for my mechanical eng... 
Has anyone used Benz cartridge demagnetizer
FerrariThanks for the info and You Tube post. I tried it and it worked great. Thanks Again.Chuck 
Best type of stylus cleaner??
I use the mobile fidelity LP cleaner #9 with great results. Chuck 
Help with stylus cleaning
I just use the mobile fidelity LP#9 stylus cleaner and it does the trick.Chuck 
best sounding integrated for under 2500.00
cj made a lower powered 2250ss power amp that is 125 wpc and would work nicely when combined with one of their tubed pre-amps. I am not necessarily pushing cj here but they are a very reputable high end manufacturer with great customer service sho... 
best sounding integrated for under 2500.00
Pubul57 agree which is a good reason for staying within the same family of components i.e. cj amp cj pre-amp. Just for reference I am driving a pair of Focal monitors 1007Be with my SLI-80F1 direct coupled in triode mode (40wpc) and have way more ... 
best sounding integrated for under 2500.00
I just read through Stereophiles review of your speakers and they appear to like power and do have a nasty looking impedence curve as Pubil57 makes reference to. If yo must have an integrated then I would suggest buying the largest powered and bes... 
Phono Pre Upgrade
I second the Herron and Keith is grerat to work with.Chuck 
Denon DL-103R cartridge update
Certainly makes sense. But I didn't I want to put money into a cartridge with that much of a channel disparity. Dgarretson good to hear from you hope things are going well.Chuck 
help me to understand the gain
Agree with the resistor change in the pre-amp or the attenuator suggestion. Chuck 
Denon DL-103R cartridge update
I thought I heard the same thing. So I sold mine for trade bait instead of trying to have it retiped.Certainly a great cartridge for the money though. Chuck 
best sounding integrated for under 2500.00
Pubul57 have you heard that combination? 
Denon DL-103R cartridge update
HdmThanks.......I think with the upgrades (retip, wood body) from SS it would be a very good cartridge. Especially if you get one with that good of a channel imbalance.Chuck 
best sounding integrated for under 2500.00
If you would consider a tube integrated I would suggest a Cary SLI-80 (Used) ....Chuck