johnto

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Does a taste for high end audio, also carry over into your other interests?
Great coffee beans and espresso machine and nice Port to sip while listening. 
Your Top Audiophile Demo Tracks
Try O-Zone Percussion  song Jazz Variants you'll think the matching band is in the room. We brought it to a Magnepan demo and people who had left the room came running back in to hear it. 
Cartridge for VPI TT with JMW 9 tonearm
Usaudiomart has a few interesting cartridges a Hana eh and a Soundsmith Carmen with low hours.I have always had luck on the gently used market. You can usually make a deal for under the asking price.I'm currently using a Carmen 2 on a VPI Aries Sc... 
amplifier for Magnepan LRS
At 120 watts into 8 and 210 watts into 4 ohms it should be a great match. Happy listening. 
What is your favorite ''slow dance'' song of all time?
Elvis Love me tender 
Artists you feel you can rely on, buy any new album unheard.
In the past the Beatles , Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd Now none. 
Artists you feel you can rely on, buy any new album unheard.
In the past the Beatles , Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd Now none. 
Mono vs. Stereo
I've done comparison on my Beatles collection Please, Please Me and With the Beatles Lp's definitely sound much better in mono while the White Album and Abbey Road are superior in stereo. With early rock Lp's you get a nice full punchier feeling w... 
Economical full-range floor-standing speaker options?
Mijostyn where did you see that frequency response for Salk almost all go to at least 50 hz and some are flat to 20hz check the web page please before spreading false info. 
Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's...
From your description of the sound you want I think Maggie's will fill the bill nicely. With them you can just add a higher value resistor if you feel they are bright. 
HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES?
USA made #1 never China.I like the Pass look, sound and quality. 
HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES?
Made in USA #1 if not Canada or Europe never never China.I like the Pass look quality and sound. 
Record Cleaner Advice?
If you don't mind a bit of elbow grease try Vinylwipe  it comes sealed, a wet wipe about 7"x7" I did 12 Lp's both sides with one wipe. It did a great job on some neglected,  used Lp's I was given. They say the solution doesn't contain any harmful ... 
LS50 and Classical
Why not add a subwoofer to get that bottom end. 
Back to vinyl need phono stage help!
Take a look for a used Ayre P 5xe great build quality and sound at that price point.