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Does Technology Trump Quality?
Given product choices that match your system well, I agree with Bill - even more so for upstream electronics. 
DCS Scarlatti
I agree with Fafafion, having owned both Elgar and now Scarlatti - a "naturalness" which renders all other alternatives (heard and unheard) irrelevant. I, for one, care not if dCS themselves introduce a new line sometime down the road. For the man... 
Decent Interconnects From Table to Preamp
Oyaide PA-2075 RR, available on Ebay. 
Ultimate DIY speaker design?
Troels Gravesen in his most recent "Speakers Corner" of 9/11/09 (see his website) writes of a transmission line Watt Puppy clone project he'll soon be starting. Nice drivers by general description. 
Why so few high end line arrays?
Hi Ptmconsulting,My arrays stand 5.5 feet tall, shorter than the really big 'uns. Image height is not noticeably exaggerated where I sit (the back of the "nearfield zone").As well, the image "forwardness" at high volumes in my system goes away bel... 
Why so few high end line arrays?
Emailists:Your system is impressive. You take your vinyl as seriously as I do my cds! Headsnappin:Have you heard the effect of comb filtering in more than one line array model designed for home audio? Can you elaborate on what I should be hearing ... 
Why so few high end line arrays?
Emailists,I use Atma MA-1s with mine and the arrays are custom wired to yield 13 ohms nominal, 10 ohms minimum. I wasn't prepared for the difference that proper impedance matching makes with OTLs. You are likely in for a treat.As for comb filterin... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Raul: I also own a Pickering XSV-4000, Stanton 881 MKII-s, Nagaoka MP-30, Shure V15 Type III w/Jico SAS, Ortofon Super OM40. The Pickering XSV-5000 w/D7500 stereohedron stylus is at the head of the class in realism. Even when I swap out the stylus... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Just a brief word of praise for the Pickering XSV-5000 MM. Found one in great shape (no stylus) on Ebay for $65 and sprung ($280) for one of the few remaining NIB original Pickering D7500 styli. Simply outstanding in all respects! 
Feickert Protractor - anyone use one?
I own the Feickert and find it both useful and easy to use.FWIW, I also own the "Turntable Basics" phono cartidge alignment tool (mirrored). I also own both the "TT Basics" and the Shure stylus force gauges.For folks like me, with a combined inves... 
The Best Phono cable
In the $200=300 range, the Oyaide PA-2075 is very good. 
Dual 1229 upgrades???
I'm not sure Bill agrees with the Norbornene balls in place of the stock springs, but I find greater immunity to footfalls and other extrinsic vibrations.The direct drives with the EDS1000 motor don't seem stressed by a 3+ pound TTWeights center w... 
Dual 1229 upgrades???
Buy a hardwood base from Bill at fixmydualdotcom ($95), and try swapping out the springs for Edmund Scientific 3/4 inch "unhappy balls" ($19.80 for set of 4), which perfectly fit the wells for the springs in both the tt plinth and the hardwood bas... 
Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive?
Thanks, Ralph! 
Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive?
Ralph,Have you tried "record periphery rings"? It would appear to benefit warped lps, of which I have a number.Your feedback would help me in considering same. I've already tweaked the mat and use a spindle weight. My table is a Dual 721 with robu...