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Someone can better BAT? Or not?
I had read that add also. Complete nonsense. 
Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc
I auditioned the Audio Research REF 3 and REF 110 with the Sophia 2's. I was looking for a new amp and linestage for my verity parsifals. I have heard the Sophia 2's a lot and felt that I knew their sound fairly well. With the Audio Research there... 
Toothbrush's featured in Stereophile
I am sick and tired of reviews like this, totally subjective and Sam did not even consider blinded, (or tasteless) testing of this brush with other tooth brushes. Also, there was no information on the types of tooth pastes used, just a blind state... 
Are there any Violin or Cello players out there?
Tom, this endpin you are talking about, can we see it, where is information available. 
Are there any Violin or Cello players out there?
I play the cello and am familiar with the Luis and Clark instruments. They are not for everyone. They sound very big, project well but lack the sweetness and neuance of a good wood instrument. Some will use them as an outdoor instrument as they ar... 
Matching Amp to Wilson Sophia 2
In my search for a new amp for my Verity Parsifals I spent a day listening to the ARC Ref. 110 with the Sophia II's. It was nice but was a bit forward in the upper mids and a little light in the base. This was with the ARC 26 pre and ref phono, cl... 
who needs a cd player anymore
Usarmyvet91, yes, I have tried the wadia and have listened to it in other systems as well. Wonderful product. But it is not the same as my Naim CDX2. It is convenient, the attributes you speak of in your initial post were about convenience, not so... 
'In Home Dealers' are the future?
My brick and morter dealers have been wonderful and I support them 100%. Due dilligence, one cannot get a full sense of system synergy when adding a new product until after having added it. My dealer has saved me several thousand dollars by allowi... 
who needs a cd player anymore
Yep, use my cd player about every day. Haven't used my Ipod in months cuz it just doesn't sound all that good. 
nottingham 294 or spacedeck
A few years ago, when the Ace Space and 294 came on the market I had the chance to listen to the Spacedeck, AceSpace and 294 together. I thought the Ace Space and 294 were a little more detailed and the bass maybe a little more solid. Then I heard... 
New to Vinyl - Need Some Advice
Go to the ASL web site and download the dealer manual instructions, they are pretty good. 
Cheap Plater dust cover
Nottingham uses a non cut LP disc. What you could do is buy an old beat up record for a dollar and use that. It would be cheaper than the pizza. 
Clearaudio Symphony
I came across your post while googling the same question. Ihave heard the clearaudio concerto and liked it very very much and would highly recommend it. I have not heard the symphony so I cannot be of much help, but if you if the concerto is in yo... 
how many hours?
I have heard from 1500hrs to 4000 hrs for a good moving coil. 600hrs would be about 4-5months life for some people I know and I have never heard of anyone wearing one out that fast. Clearaudio has a two year warranty on thier MC carts and recently... 
MiniMax Phono
the shelter 501 with my acespace arm gave a calculated resonance frequency of just over 15hz, definetly at the high end of things. The clearaudio compliance with higher and calculated resonance was just at 11hz, much better. Both sounded great how...