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New Releases on Vinyl?
Check this out (thanks Albert)...- 
cartridge allignment/test record
MINIMUM of two months from wally, with the average being around FIVE months. and that's only after you hassle him repeatedly via phone. i still don't have mine, ordered them late 2003. 
Correct way to us Shure VTF gauge?
Rega250... the vector doesn't act quite the same way, but the cue lets the arm down very slowly, slower than the rega 
Correct way to us Shure VTF gauge?
Dr. Balance, I know what you're talking about, the gauge did the same thing to me. If you every so lightly place the cartridge down on the scale, sometimes it doesn't register. I take the reading after gently hitting the teeter totter... Tedvan, I... 
Shop w/me
RE: Kharmas vs. Merlin, the price difference is probably not so great in Europe. Henry, where are you located? 
Verity Fidelio, Alon Lotus Elite & Merlin VSM-M?
Bobby, what is the difference between the MM and the MX, apart from their appearance? 
Preamp Deal of the Century
I think goertz and purist audio should be in there with the other cable auditions, along with cardas and kimber. i personally did not like the MIT cables I had, but they were from the lower end of their line up.i was like you tim, started off smal... 
Martin Logan Owners...Why should I?
i don't have any experience with the center speakers, but just from looking at their site, i'd be inclined to go with the cinema. the others don't look like center speakers, but rather rear LR speakers, and they also look to be ribbon, not 'stats.... 
Martin Logan Owners...Why should I?
your friend is right, you would either want the aeons or the ascent. aeons would work, in that size room, with the speakers placed along the long wall.i dont have any center speaker, but the image and voices clearly come from the center between th... 
tube integrated's
VTL IT85. big tube sound, also relatively powerful. also uses EL34 tubes, i loved mine when i had it. 
Martin Logan Owners...Why should I?
because you find the sound of electrostatic speakers special? that's why i bought mine. i never heard such clarity. room size is an important factor when deciding which speaker to get. 
Analog for SET based system
Gotog, how do you like that speaker? Does it use the PHY full range driver? 
best tube integrated under $5000 ?
Swamp... have you compared the berning with and without a pre using the same source, and if yes, how did the two compare? 
Negative feedback, voltage and output impedance
Zero negative feedback on my amp also sounded the best, hands down. Increasing the feedback seemed to constrict the sound, decrease it's palpable quality. 
Amplifier For Martin Logan CLSIIZ?
my vote for tubes as well. edsawyer uses a 20watt custom tube amp with his CLS, swears by them.