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Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black
Yup, most definitely table first and phono stage second. 
Best return for the money, system upgrade suggestions please.
Room acoustics can cost from $0.00 to $100k and up. I suggest zero for now, there is a lot that can be done with books, plants, moving furniture, curtains, rugs and carpets. I am getting tired of this stupid self-advertising by some.I would upgrad... 
Top Ten "Reasons I Don't Like This Component"
Not good enough, that's the only reason. 
Do you listen to equipment or music.
Biggest fun I had was when I was comparing a few power cords. But very short fun. It took 30 seconds or less for each of four to hear what there was to hear. 
Why don't we make a list of best pressings ?
And another one.Tony Scott - Music for Zen meditation.original German by far. Recorded in Japan.Great and unusual album, by the way. 
Why don't we make a list of best pressings ?
Also,John McLaughlin with Shakti - A Handful of Beauty.1. Japanese original promo2. Japanese original.By far better than anything else I heard, including US WLP.John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist1. US WLP2. Japanese originalBoth sound good. 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
I seek out best pressings, in my experience they are all first release pressings either in the country of origin of master tapes or Japanese from 70s, and the best condition. Within reason, I always choose better sound quality over better conditio... 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
udog, the last time I got Audio Intelligent fluids from Elusive Disc. I like those people. Soak with each fluid except water for 3-5 minutes before vacuuming off, regardless of how records look. When spreading the fluids with brushes for each flui... 
Why the facination with integrated amps?
Take any true high end manufacturer, after hearing their better or any separates you wouldn't want to listen to their integrateds for long or at all. However, there might be exceptions, I heard that some people prefer overall the sound of DartZeel... 
Do you listen to equipment or music.
One does not have to sacrifice either clarity or fullness and musicality. This is not easy to achieve but it can be done. 
Do you listen to equipment or music.
I don't listen to the equipment unless I just got new piece, but I do sometimes listen to as much of a sound as of the music being played. I know my system very well and don't have to re-evaluate it.I also compare different vinyl pressings from ti... 
Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby?
Frank, great post. But I wouldn’t blame politicians for everything, they are not worse than average person and reflect them.Terrifying perspective. 
Audiogon IGNORE Feature
My interpretation of that Sun Tzu maxim - he is full of fear, everyone is the enemy. 
Why the facination with integrated amps?
Yeah, if you think you need high quality active preamp better go with separates, I guess. Would Diablo's power amp section equal or outperform any separate power amp in most cases within this price range ? That's an interesting question. Theoretic... 
Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby?
Climate change is not going to be halted unless miracle happens. I read on the subject and the chances are not good, to put it mildly. Adapting to climate change is another matter, very very difficult with big losses.As for audio in 2000 years, ha...