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What phono pre am I looking for?
The new Jolida 159F phono preamp is killer!  The 159 refers to the 159th circuit Jim Fosgate has designed for a phono preamp--Foz is a legend in audio circles and at 80 is still designing audio electronics.  Since the previous  distributor of the ... 
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
Anticables! Speaker, Interconnect, and Power cordsCheck out their testimonials and reviews.  Paul Speltz does not advertise; depends on word of mouth.  I have used many very expensive cables in my system, but Anticables have, to my ears, easily be... 
John Dunlavy may not be with us much longer.
I met John at his factory several years ago when I was considering new speakers. He took virtually an entire afternoon to give me a tour, demo his speakers, etc.--a very gracious,intelligent and fascinating man.He pointed out that all his speakers... 
Bi-Wired Speaker Cable
www.anticable.com$10/foot - incredible giant slayer 
anyone used the Sutherland Phd high gain card?
I have a Sutherland PhD with a Zyx UNI, (.24mv). The existing 60 db setting worked OK, but I put in the high gain card to give a little more boost so my average volume setting would be around 10 o:clock. The PhD has more than enough options for lo... 
Silicone for Tri-Planer damping trough
Doug, thanks for the reply. Downstream is a Sutherland PhD and then a Plinius 9200 hooked to Dunlavy Cantatas. I am changing out a cable between the PhD and the 9200 to a Cardas Golden Reference. Later looking at upgrading the 9200 to a Plinius M8... 
Silicone for Tri-Planer damping trough
Doug, after all your posts on the subject, I bought a Triplanar from Mehran and mounted it with my ZYX Universe on my Sota Cosmos. I am floored that a tone arm can make that much of an improvement!! (moved from a Well Tempered arm) Easy to set up,... 
Used turntable & arm combo for under $2500.0
For a turntable, check out the Sota website www.sotaturntables.com They have refurbed Sotas which are excellent values. Sota remains as one of the very best and the handcrafted quality is superb. 
Musical FidelityWhich Integrated is best value?
I've had a Plinius 9200 for several years now. It replaced a $10K ARC/Levinson combo and smoked it! Can't comment on the comparison you asked about, but I noted that the phono on the Plinius was a tad noisy, so I inserted a Sutherland PhD. Not onl... 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa
I have a pair of Dunlavy Cantatas that I bought after a visit to the factory and a meeting with John (They sadly went out of business shortly afterward). Of the many interesting things he said, one stood out in my mind. All of his speakers (that h...