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LM audio or LEBEN help
How big is your room? 
Reading that damn speed strobe disc
Thanks a bunch. Spoke to Kevin yesterday, hell of a nice guy btw. Indeed, he mentioned the best inexpensive route would be the Flourescent. His light, which he refers to as an illuminator, will also work. Not sure if I should have referred to the ... 
Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience?
Wow- Good stuff. Thanks for the breakdown. I know someone who uses a Jan Allaerts, and loves it. I wanna say it's a 1B model. I hope to hear one at some point. I have heard the Ikeda and they are excellent, although one with a low/med mass arm nee... 
Koetsu RoseWood Standard upgrade?
I would definitely try the something like the 1131 if you can.I ran a Jade in to my Monbrison, and didn't feel synergy was good. It had enough gain, but was anemic sounding. Looks like you have a nice system going there, enjoy! 
Reissue EL34, Mullard vs. JJ
Agree with Dan. The Winged C's are very good. Just bought a quad. 
Songs That Sound the Same
Spirit: Taurus and LED ZEP: Stairway to Heaven. 
Oh no , not another phono stage rec
The Heed Quasar is nice sounding unit. I have it in my second system, and it's very enjoyable. I consider myself a tube guy also. Giant slayer for around a grand? Who knows, but it's worth a shot. Dale at Eugene was a pleasure to work with. 
Soundsmith VPI Zephyr vs. Dynavector 17D3??
I have no direct experience with SS, other than a cartridge repair they did for me. They did great work, and were a pleasure to deal with. SS and VPI arms are supposed to be very synergistic, so I doubt a there is a mismatch. I have heard the DV 1... 
80s Metalheads...sleeper picks
Swanny- I guess you must be speaking of Holy Diver. I don't believe he had a S/t album. I had the vinyl of The Last in Line, and thought it was pretty bad. I just played my Green label Sabbath: S/t, and it sounds very good. Just picked up a standa... 
Miss ya Jerry Garcia - it hasn't been the same
Just listened to a standard pressing of Reckoning the other night. What a great record ! 
salesperson recomends what do you think
I would try to listen to Spendor 3/5's. I get excellent results with them in a smaller size room. 
Sumiko Blackbird Cartridge
Soundsmith are a class act all the way. They not only make excellent cartridges, but they are very professional in the way they do business. I would not hesitate to send it them for evaluation. 
verity audio fidelio
Much easier to drive than the Parsifal's. If your CJ is at least 50 watts, that should be more than adequate. 
EL 34 question
Ryriken- Expensive but hopefully worth the price of admission. I have heard a of a few LM owners gaining a nice improvement changing factory tubes. Very nice amp as is for the money though. I assume you like the Amperex Hollands? 
EL 34 question
I have Amperex BB EL34's on the way for my LM integrated. I will chime in next week to give my opinion on them. I was told Mullard tend to be warmer than Amperex, while the latter is warmer than the Siemans. It should be interesting anyway. My gue...