jperry

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Lady Blackbird- Black Acid Soul - great sounding new Artist
@big_greg Thanks for the tip on Rough Trade. Nice savings on shipping 
Build-up on stylus - any new cures?
A combination of LP9 or alcohol in conjunction with dipping in Magic Eraser should take care of the problem  
Lady Blackbird- Black Acid Soul - great sounding new Artist
I will listen to the digital on Qobuz, but $60, for the LP including $20 for shipping, is a bit steep 
Build-up on stylus - any new cures?
noromance6,273 + 1  on that. Dragging = stylus removal. After using Magic Eraser I brush back to front with a soft artist brush to remove any dust, etc.09-08-2021 3:45pmUp and down for Magic Eraser. Never drag. 
Help/advice, upgrading my vintage amplifier!
A solid state consideration would be the Lejonklou Boazu at about $4,000. Super quiet and sounds fantasticIf you haven't you should indicate at least an approximate budget.https://www.lejonklou.com/#categories 
Help/advice, upgrading my vintage amplifier!
I have not heard Jolida, I recommend looking at Luxman or Line Magnetic integrated amps.You need a quiet tube amp because of your high sensitivity speakers. Rogue makes good equipment, but I don't think it would be a good match with the K-Horns du... 
Do tubes matter beyond gain stage on preamp?
If you add something to nothing you would have something instead of this nothing 
Allocation of analog resources
Balance is important to some degree. Your Lyra cartridge is a good match with your AR phono stage and if you get a new cartridge it should have output about the same as the Lyra.A good tonearm is very important, and a tonearm costing as much as ... 
Do tubes matter beyond gain stage on preamp?
@dekay +1 but don't expect a troll to provide details of a made up comment. 
EMT and/or Koetsu with Shindo pre/phono and Kuzma Ref 313 arm....
@chakster Read the information in the link and send them a note if you like.https://mysoniclab.com/ 
EMT and/or Koetsu with Shindo pre/phono and Kuzma Ref 313 arm....
I have an EMT JSD S75. I also just heard a Koetsu Coralstone in my system, and a Koetsu Black in a system I have heard many times.The Koetsu cartridges are great.I just installed a MY Sonic Labs cartridge and it is worth hearing. Mr. Yoshio Matsud... 
MC cartridges
Your local dealer if you have one. 
Rank the top reference DACs you've heard
I haven’t heard any of those so I don’t have any real input.I did hear the Nagra HD DAC which I thought was very musical paired with an Innuos Statement music server.I think the Nagra should be added to your list 
Linn Sondek LP-12 tonearm recommendations?
http://www.supasound.com/ 
Looking fo krell 450 mcx monos
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