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Analog Front End for 5000
NRCHY: Have you made a direct comparison with other tables? If so, which ones...(besides VPI as you stated)??I am interested in what you found with the Regas and the comparisons. 
Coolest looking cd player in history
I wonder if you make love to your CD transport, what companies would void the warr.???????? 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Typical??? hehDaily 1992 Camry 4 cyl 5 spd./1987 loaded GMC conversion vanWeekends. Nice red and white bowrider with GM power :>)No limit car......would not be a car at all.If you wanna know what I would have, no $$ limit...here it is www.502ss... 
Professional vs. Consumer speakers
I had the chance to play with a set of Mackie 450 self powered speakers.If you take away the hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss that they made when you got real close......... detail and overall pres. was very very good.I certainly have heard sys... 
Am I going insane?
Oh come on, Nue:.....ANY american car?? Also, I said Rabbit/Jetta, not Diesel. The diesels, while still having the electrical issues to a lesser degree, were pretty awesome (though totally gutless) little vehicles. (Also you should know I have own... 
Proac Studio 125s
Sfar: what is the rest of your system?If you had to pick your three favorite recordings what would they be? (What really showcases the system well?) 
Ideas for a complete analog set up 2500- 3500
Let me know how it sounds.Wires on the cieling?Not fer me tanks.But I do have a 4X4 sticking out of my living room floor for my table to sit on....I dont know how far to the end that puts me.You are very right, diversity is what makes this hobby f... 
Anyone own "EDDIE FROM OHIO"???????
Iron horse is owned by the same folks now. They run the whole town. Cant even get any good wee......I mean....never mind........ 
What group do you wish would be remastered?
Hmmm.....What about the old Fresh Aire albums?I would pay Chip Davis and crew 10,000 to replay, note for note Fresh Aire 1 through 5.Also, Welcome to the canteen..... Ahh to send Stings engineers back in time with todays equipment to capture that ... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
A set of Optimus 11's, with a dampening pillow and a shun-meow cat on top of each one.(But you need 250,000 worth of IC's to mate it with the Walkman CD player and the Kenwood KR-810 receiver if you want the TRUE sound!)HE HE HE I love this site! 
Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit
Can't we all just get along?I have a set of French Pistols if you guys want to have a face off..........In all of this doody, I get that someone has a set of cables they dont like....wanna let me try them out? I am still hunting for a set of used ... 
Am I going insane?
Neubilder: I agree that it is good to see B&W being compared to BOSE! I think that people who poo-poo a model based on its manufacturer should have a reality check.(But I have never heard anything from Bose I could stand.) On the other hand, I... 
The best oil to use to lube a turntables spindle .
ATF will leak in situations where it is not designed to be used. Even when replacing oil nearly as thin, ATF will seep past seals where oil will not. 
Proac Studio 125s
Hmm, Gunbei likes the Tab's and Gumbydammit likes the Tab's..See a pattern here?I would suggest trying to find a set ofused response two's.Easiest way to describe them......Tab's with BASS!Fer sure would meet WAF needs with a nice set of Target st... 
Benifits of Proper Vinyl Record Cleaning
Two words for you NITTY GRITTY.