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David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions
Dear PaniIf its not too late for your purchase, give a chance to :Audion silver night (300B push-pull 24w)Side by side is way better than the amp you mention and miles ahead than Cary 845 anv. Speakers under test was Tannoy GRFProceed to change al... 
Anti skate. I think something's wrong
TrumanI wish to have the "like" buttonThank you! 
Linear Tracking Turntables - Best??
It's up to the user the correct cartridge alignment.However it is very easy and not comparable with pivoted arms.The cartridge always drives the arm. This apply to linear arms also! All of the vintage linear trackers like yamaha px1,2,3 or pioneer... 
Passive Preamps
 As a reference tool  in order to test the need for an active preamp, its good to start by a plain carbon logarithmic 50kOhm potentiometer and matching Belden 1800F cheap interconnects (14pf) that you can DIY. If you like most of this nude clean &... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
Mark Levinson 31.5 transportAudiobyte "Black Dragon" dac 
Review:Yamaha PX-2 repair and modifications
My completely un-refurbishedPioneer PL-L1000eats my highest modified TD124 II for breakfast!!! 
What time do you wear?
Blancpain Villeret Chronograph 1185-1127-55bhttp://www.prestigetime.com/item/Blancpain/Villeret-Chronograph---34mm/1185-1127-55b.html 
Best Cartridge for my system, MC or MM ??
I would advise for the Ortofon 2m Black for live reproduction.For about the third price: the JVC Z1S together with the amazing "Grey JICO SAS" suspension-cantilever-stylus. Do not care about MCs.Only if you have the will to buy a great step-up &am... 
Best value in speaker cables??
VDH "The Inspiration". A true reference cable at a bargain price! 
Mark Levinson No31.5 laser beam
The latest form of the original Philips transport inside your ML No31.5 is the CD-Pro2 LF and is fully 100% compatible !* I've received my Philips CD-Pro2 LF (308 euro) from "akustik perfekt" (Germany)* It is another source in Holland but I can't ... 
van den Hul 3T new cables Mountain and Cumulus
PS 1: The Cumulus was not available then and The Air was offered as a special order only for studio applications.PS 2: What the OP asks for, has allready acomplished with The Orchid/The Inspiration a few years ago. What The Mountain/The Cloud is a... 
van den Hul 3T new cables Mountain and Cumulus
I'm using The Cliff 1m & The Mountain 1.2mI've used to have The Cloud, but unfortunatelly it seems that swallows my passive controller/SET 300B and my Lowthers could not follow. This cable is better on all aspects over The Inspiration, but onl... 
Van den Hul spindle oils for TT bearing
I use the TLF for all the other bearings (idler & indermetiate pulley) but for the main spindle bearing I use "The Spindle Oil".Remember that the molybdanum (Liqui Moli & the likes and anything that is not 100% synthetic) can open small ho... 
Van den Hul spindle oils for TT bearing
I'm also using it on my Thorens TD 124 II with James Campbell's bronze end cup that has also a Teflon pad.No issues at all. Only excellent results. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Reassuring YES. Thank you!I'm not Mahatma Gandhi's fun but ...Once that you accept the restrictions of your purchase, you have to proceed by abandon the efforts and go for a better product. I know first hand after 16 years of tyranny caused by my ...