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Record cleaning machine advise, want to buy,"HELP"
I've owned the 16.5. My vote goes for the Nitty Gritty 1.5F (currently own). Much prefer it to the 16.5. It is a little quiter and has a pump for the cleaner. 
Starter Turntable
I was one of the anti-turntable people for years. Then I tried it. Since, I have sold my Sony SCD-1 and bought a cheap Rotel. Why? I found that the SCD-1 was never turned on from week to week. The only reason for the Rotel at all is because of my ... 
Anyone heard about B&W revamping their 800 series
BTW Hassel, why if they were going to release inf about new stuff wouldn't it be on there web site? 
Not Enough Power???
Don't shout.... take off the caps lock.I think you would be very pleased with the extra power a FPB-300 would offer. I moved to that from a KSA-150 and loved the extra power. 110 is fine. 
Anyone heard about B&W revamping their 800 series
hassel you are wrong. A friend of mine is a dealer. Has been a B&W dealer for around 20 years. He told me b&w leaks nothing. He said the way it works is one day he gets an email announcing a new model. A couple of days after that he gets t... 
Anyone heard about B&W revamping their 800 series
Anything you hear on this subject is pure bs. B&W does not leak any info on future product. One day it will be available. That is as true of an answer as can be said. Anybody gives a different answer is mfg. bs or repeating someone elses bs.We... 
How to fix scratch on hi gloss Velodyne sub ??
If the above suggestions fail - you could go to a local glass store and get a piece of black mirror cut. They have a variety of edges they can put on it for you. This would leave you with a beautiful high gloss black finish. Good luck on the above... 
smoke from a pre-amp. why?
All electronical gear runs on smoke. Once the smoke comes out - they quit working. ~ George W. BushI hope it was under warranty. If it is out of warranty, I hope the repair isn't to costly. Good Luck to you on this. 
Best Rock Video - Sound Quality and Content
Dire Straights - AlchemyRoger Waters - The Wall Liove in BerlinI have found that usually if there is also a audio release of it, chances are better for it to be good. 
New Al Stewart remasters: any good?
I like them. Prefer my mfsl vinyl. They are good though.PSI hate bonus tracks. 
New Japanese Beatles LPs
Ihave Sgt Peppers - it is excellent. I also have the white album and it sucks. 
help picking a cartridge
Dopogue... Are you serious? First let me say that the Shure V is a fine cartridge for the money. This is the cartridge I have as a backup to my Grado - The Reference cartridge. The Shure is not even in a league with the Grado. I get nowhere near t... 
The Best Live album
Greatful Dead - Reckoning also released as For the Faithful.Diana Krall - Live in Paris 
Turntable hum??? Help
Are you grounded from the phono pre to the passive pre? How close is the cartrdidge to the amp? Are you running florecent lights? 
Please critique my new DIY stylus cleaning system.
Better your stylus then mine...I will only use a dry stylus brush and ocasionally stylast. Good Luck.