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MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Sounds impessive. 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Sorry Raul I chekced your system description that gives 85db of gain and a signal to noise ratio of 82db. Is that across the bandwidth? 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Raul- since you use a custom preamp I have no way to verify your results. How much gain does your preamp have? Have you plotted a distortion versus gain curve for your preamp? Have you plotted a noise versus gain curve? I would be interested in th... 
Conrad Johnson Loudspeakers-Synthesis.
I think I heard them at Excaliber in Alexandria, VA. Conrad Johnson's factory was in spitting distance. I think it was the four box system. I was intrigued because you were able to put each box in its optimum room position.(a la wilson wamm daves ... 
best turntable under $5k
the SOTA COSMOS is slightly over your limit. nevertheless I belive it is an all out design which uses mass, floating suspension and vaccumm hold down. you need (don't want the suspension to oscillate)to use a light weigt arm and cartridge. I belei... 
Reel to reel deck -Talk me in or out of buying
How about a Nagra reel to reel digital which was reviewed in Stereophile some time ago? 
Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front?
while the arm is under the designers control, cartridge and turntable are usually made by someone else. Thus the overhang is affected by the size of turntatble plinth, where the hole is drilled and the size of the catridge. So let's say you buy a ... 
Review: Martin Logan Summit Speaker
I'm glad you like the Summits. I've seen but not heard them. This may be M/L's last true high end product. Maybe one day I can get a used pair of statements which I have heard. It was system that created a reasonable facsimilie of a night club per... 
Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front?
Your arm or turntable manual should tell what the overhang should be. This will hold you over until you get an alignment device of some kind. Overhang should be measured form pivot to stylus tip. 
Maggies moved 6 inches...big improvement
could be the restricted vertical dispersion. 
Starting Over--Amp First
amp speaker cables and speaker should be selected simultaneously. They should be thought of as a system.IMO 
Big beautilful tube amp
there is AR D-250 for sale here on audiogon. 
Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay
Okay Rush, we get it. You love the the Walker arm and tt. Now you need to run a finaciial seminar.1. How to pay for the walker with your home equity without telling your wife.2. How to deduct it from your taxes.Given the way pensions are disappear... 
Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay
I remind myself that envy and jealousy serve no purpose. I hope Rushton and Albert continue to push the analogue envelope in the new year. As I have already posted the Austrailians have produced an $85K turntable which was reviewed by Michael Frem... 
$8,000 budget--Need help
what I am about to say is very controversial. Do you have a significant mumber of cd's or vinyl albums? that should determine whether you want a turntable or cd player.the most significant mistake people make is to fall in lvoe with a particular c...