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The end of Audio Intelligent ...
Audio Intelligent will be missed. Good luck, Dave 
Has anyone removed tarnish from Gallo tweeter?
Not according to Gallo, Joebone. It happens to all the CDT tweeters in due time. 
Record Stabilizer on a Suspension Table?
I would suggest that your records will sound better if you don't use any kind of clamp. You might try something like the Souther but only to help with mildly warped records. I bought one and think it only dulls the sound. I much prefer the Herbies... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Same old same old, eh? If it weren't for Jean, you wouldn't be here. Neither would I, or anyone else. Time to leave. Dave 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Welcome back! I hope, I hope, I hope :-) 
Personal turntable/cartridge evolution
Time I updated mine. Sold the TNT Mk. II with its SDS conditioner/controller. My first re-plinthed Lenco (L78) has been replaced by a two-armed monster Lenco (replinthed L75 by Jean Nantais) with both JMW 10.5 and SME IIIs arms fitted.The Lencos -... 
Isoclean fuses: definitely worth it
Tbg, that's Omega Mikro, not Micro Omega, and if anyone canot tell the difference between their "red" and ""blue" power cords in any given circuit, the only answer is deafness or denial. And the only difference is the direction in which the the wi... 
How to use Record Research Lab cartridge cleaner?
I use the stiff brush routinely -- dry --as a stylus cleaner. Very useful. You do need to be gentle with it (and always back to front), but I've never damaged a stylus and it's much more effective than a soft brush.On the other hand, I don't use t... 
Baltimore Area Audiogoners--Help Needed
Bend away, Jond. Not sure if I'm an "analog expert," but I've been into it for a long time. 
Baltimore Area Audiogoners--Help Needed
Hell, if you're willing to drive that far, I'll do it for nothing and save you 15 miles. I'm in Potomac, MD. Do you have the VPI set-up jig? What cartridge? Feel free to contact me off-line. Dave 
Little red gun next to turntable.
Mine is so old it turned white. Well, actually, it started out that way. I wonder if the Smithsonian would be interested. 
Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308, CCa, etc
Yes, worthwhile indeed. I would personally be interested in hearing from anyone with a Conrad Johnson Premier 17 about tube experiences. I'm currently using Mullard E88CCs with a back-up quad of Amperex/Holland 6DJ8s and would be quite happy with ... 
Tips to install cartridge
Here's the easy way. Make a minor investment in some Mortite (plumber's putty) or Fun-Tak. Take a small hunk of it and roll it between your fingers until you end up with a cylindrical piece that's maybe an inch long and a quarter-inch (or less) in... 
Why doesn't Musical Fidelity offer balanced output
Probably for the same reason that Conrad Johnson doesn't. 
Isoclean fuses: definitely worth it
I've had equal success with the German HiFi Tuning fuses, which I'm using only because I found them easier to find and buy than the Isocleans. I wouldn't have believed it -- although there is indeed a certain logic to the idea -- but they really w...