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Best jvc xrcds.....
I have a few, they are very good, and this is coming from a vinyl guy...Terry Evans- puttin it downMight Sam McLain - give it up to loveBill Evans - interplay 
Just heard the new Wilson MAXX 3
rsorren1: please don't listen to the maxx 3 with electronics and sources you like. You'll end up like me with the Maxx 3's in your room and your credit card maxxed (hmmm maybe that's where the name came from :)One of the great speakers in my humbl... 
Nagra VPS
hevac1, what are your thoughts on the 500 ohm setting with the skala? how do you think it'll change?Thanks 
Nagra VPS
Hi, I am using the 1k card. I never tried anything different, my dealer has a VPS and a Skala, he just set it for me and I've loved it ever since.I do seem to flip back and forth from tube gain only to tube + SS gain. The tube only a little more t... 
Phono Cable Suggestions?
Hi, I used to own a Venustas. It's ever so slightly sweet side of nuetral compared to some other top flight cables. It is a wondeful cable one of the very best there is-period. Purist has 2 or 3 more higher up in their line, I upgraded to a Purist... 
Nagra VPS
Jazzbeq: that's a great looking system. you'll get to hear the VPS in a very good setting. Be ready to order yours ;) 
Wilson Audio MAXX series III
Hi my maxx 3's arrived yesterday, set em up last night and dialed them in today. My dealer just left a hour or so ago. WOW, WOW and WOWSA compared to my Maxx 2's 
Nagra VPS
Sunnyboy1956, it just get's better from here :). On my VPS, it to sounded great out of the box. It wasn't like my BAT gear that I thought was broke or I messed up, however after 100's of hours it transformed...and is great.The VPS doesn't transfor... 
Review: Soundsmith SG-410 Strain Gauge Cartridge Cartridge
Very nice setup and thanks for the pics ! Also, super review and I appreciate you taking the time. You mentioned you had these cartridge brands in your system "I have heard in my system from Benz, Koetsu, Lyra, Miyabi and ZYX."Do you mind listing ... 
Cerapuc / Cerabase for Wilson Sophia 2
Hi, yes there is nothing special about the brass discs. I've watched this thread unfold, the spikes wilson uses are engineered to kind of be "part of the speaker" I'd save your cerepuc money for under your equipment.I imagine they will make the so... 
Nagra VPS
did you see this thread? several comment on the VPS ...what part of the world do you live in?http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1215864339&openflup&6&4#6 
Nagra VPS
Hi jaxxbeqdoes someone could eleborated his experience with NAGRA VPS?wonderful. my toe's tap when I listen. Has a uncanny ability to make things sound more like live unampliflied music. do a search, several have posted on the VPS...it replaced wh... 
what kills soundstage depth?
Hi, nice setup, and yes you should have depth "if" it's on the recording. What kind of music are you listening to?One more thing I'd try is a big quilt over the TV to see if it's contributing or not. (in addition to all your other good comments ab... 
Do connection/contact solutions work or not?
I like kontak. It does improve the sound-sometimes its not so subtle. If you have tubes, apply it to the pins and sockets. (With the power off!)Works with all signal and speaker cables. 
Cartridges - what have you owned and your opinion
cool idea for a thread. Nice setup btw !Last 8 years has been all Lyra for me. Lydian beta for 2 years, then a helicon, now a Skala.The Skala retains all the best traits of the Helicon, but seeminly lowers distortion (greater clarity) and adds war...