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Help Me With My Buzz
Sorry, still illegal in my state... 
Floorstanding Speakers for Bluesy Rock 5-10k ?
Do yourself a favor and try to audition Tyler Acoustic's new D1x. These speakers do many, many things right....the bass blows me away. It is deep, tight and defined, without ever sounding bloated or boomy. I crank up drum solos to ridiculous SPLs,... 
VTF, VTA, SRA, and 92 degrees - question
I'm with Michael Fremer on this one: Set the SRA at 92 degrees, or as close as you are able to get it, and leave it. With my tonearm I can only achieve 91...good enough for me. I then adjust VTF and azimuth optimally....recheck SRA...and I'm done.... 
LOOKING FOR A GOOD HDMI CABLE
My OPPO came with a really nice heavy duty HDMI cable. 
Cartridge protractor- the best?
Download an arc protractor from Conrad Hoffman's site. It's free. You simply enter the correct parameters for your table/arm combo and it does the calculation. I have virtually no inner groove distortion now that my cart is aligned using an arc pr... 
Speaker cables for Harbeth monitors
I have Harbeth speakers in my secondary system. If you don't spend at least two thousand dollars on an eight foot pair you'll never realize the potential of the speakers. Better yet is to make sure they're covered in grey Techflex, the black stuff... 
Rogue vs ARC
Ditka vs. God...... Da Bears........ 
VPI motor popping noise upon startup/shut off
A quick fix might be to have the volume all the way down at motor start-up and stop. 
Scout Bearing Lubrication
White lithium grease or Superlube. Both available at hardware stores. Few dabs on the ball. 
What is the best knot for a thread drive belt ?
Blood Knot is what I use. Google it. You Tube has good video. 
anyone heard a Rogue Athena?
For Athena users: Are you using tube dampers? The pic on Rogue website shows them and I've seen other preamps with 6H30 tubes using dampers as well. I have Magnum 99 and am considering the Athena. 
Which purchase tipped you into nirvana.
An eight ball before The Dead pulled out "St Stephen" at The Garden in the 80's. (I think it was the 80's).......... 
Stylus Force Gauge
Guess I got lucky; My Canrong is on year 3 and only the second set of batteries. 
Time to upgrade my PS Audio Quintet
Something I found to make the greatest difference in sound was having dedicated "home run" lines put in for the system. If you don't have dedicated lines for your system, spend the money on a good electrician before you spend on conditioner. I als... 
Best Recorded Vinyl Albums
Out of my collection the ones I always go to are: (in no particular order)Jeff Beck: "Guitar Shop"Roger Waters: "The pros and cons of Hitchiking"Stevie Ray Vaughan: "Couldn't stand the Weather" but almost all his is killerReiner's "Scheherazade"Jo...