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Adjusting SRA using macro lens vs microscope
Doug,Thank you once again for being an informed voice of reason. This thread is a nice counterpoint to a thread in another forum entitled "Why Some Audiophiles Fear Measurements". It's not that some measurements aren't useful (they are), but it is... 
"NEWEST'" Favorite album
Leonard Cohen - Songs From The Road released yesterday. Outstanding documentation of most recent tour. Great sonics.Damien Jurado - Saint BartlettPeter Wolf - Midnight Souvenirs. Great tunes and outstanding sonicsBudos Band - Budos Band IIIThe Nat... 
Mono cartridge for Graham Phantom?
I have a Miyajima Premium BE which retails a little above your budget but is probably worth the extra cost. No experience with other mono cartridges to make a comparison, but I am very happy with my purchase. On the lower end of your range, the De... 
2010 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet
Anxious to see and hear the Walker tables for the first time. 
Favorite Pianists
A few more jazz favorites:Count BasieTommy FlanaganGeri AllenBenny GreenAriel Pocock -- local high school talentBobby TimmonsRoberto FonsecaChano DominguezBebo ValdesChucho ValdesAruan OrtizArturo O'Farrill 
Changing from an XV1-S
Dan,No offense taken ;-)I probably did a poor job of describing what I was hearing. As a jazz lover, it catches my ear if the musicians sound like they are playing as an integrated unit (my preference) or are off doing their own thing. I don't wan... 
Review: Galibier Stelvio Turntable
Peterayer,You are welcome.Well I still own and love the table. I'm eager to hear Thom's upgrades at RMAF. (Hope to meet you there in person.) I am lucky enough to own a Talea. Actually, I was at the designer's house yesterday and got to listen to ... 
Mark Levinson ML436
Primare cd31,I wouldn't characterize the problems as a QC issue. Rather, if you should actually need service, then things can get a little dicey.I haven't heard enough of the Parasound gear to make a good comparison with Levinson (or anything else... 
Changing from an XV1-S
Mike,You are so bad ;-) 
Changing from an XV1-S
Yesterday, I had a chance to listen to A90 and a Dynavector XV1-S on a high resolution system. The A90 is new (and possibly not completely broken-in). My XV1-S has 2500 +/- 500 hours of use and it not the most recent iteration. We played a variety... 
If I could only have one album from the....
I'll play:Louis Armstrong--"Plays King Oliver"Beatles--"Revolver"Count Basie--"Chairman of the Board"Jorge Ben--"Africa/Brazil"Johnny Cash--"The Fabulous Johnny Cash"Clash--"London lling"John Coltrane--"Crescent"Elvis Costello--"Imperial Bedroom"M... 
Mark Levinson ML436
I owned the ML436 mono blocks for many years. They have the classic Mark Levinson house sound. Presuming you like sonics, the only concern about Levinson is service. They no longer do repairs in house. Search Audiogon and other blogs and you will ... 
Looking for SUT for Air Tight PC-1 supreme
Might be worth contacting Dave Slagle at EMIA: http://www.myemia.com/welcome.html 
Best Rock Album in 2010
and the nominees are...The National "High Violet"Black Keys "Brothers"Broken Bells "Eponymous"Menomena "Mines" (just got this one...weird but wonderful)Joanna Newsom "Have One On Me" 
rumble issues - see old thread update
I also have a Galibier (Stelvio) table and have had a friend's ZYX mounted on my Triplanar. We did not experience the woofer pumping you are experiencing. Your CRAZ rack is an amazing product. I wonder if it would be worth a call to Kevin; perhaps...