jperry

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Lyra Delos A truth teller or what?
+1 @rossb ,Another alternative is an EMT cartridge 
Old or new gear
Quicksilver makes some the great equipment. You should look at Line Magnetic. Very nice with US support 
Aesthetix Rhea and Calypso Tube rolling-what did you do?
Andy at Vintage Tube Services is recommended by Aesthetix. When purchasing tubes for your Rhea you need to have matched very low noise tubes in the V1 and V2 spots.I had a very good experience with Andy. 
Basis Audio 1400 Turntable
Take a look. You probably have a Rega style arm. If you have a Basis Vector arm It would sell for more than with the Rega arm.https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=basis+1400 
Proac D48R
@ctsooner ,I use the Nordost Sort Fut and recommend he try those. I will be interested to see a report on the results. 
Anyone have GoldenEar Triton I Speakers? What AMP driving them.
I have heard them a number of times driven by Line Magnetic integrated amps and they sound great with those amps. They don't need lots of power with the woofers having their own built in amps.  
It's Simple
Wow another cable troll. Congrats on your first thread. Trolling sure is simple. 
Advice Needed on Choosing a Turntable
I would look for a used SME 10. You should be able to find one under $4,000 if you are patient. It would be worth the wait, 
Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive
"I have never owned expensive cable, but both myself and other electrical engineers believe that cable type/gauge/weave is pretty insignificant." I have never bought a taco anywhere else but Taco Bell. Based on my review of the ingredient list fro... 
Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive
Bare wire works fine but all that soldering is a PITA 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
You are a very funny guy.  
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
Interesting reading:http://read.gov/aesop/005.html 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
... on the other hand I have a loom of  Nordost Valhalla 2 cables and my system sounds great to me. No listening fatigue and a lack of grunge and noise. 
Bi Wire Cables vs Jumpers?
"If a manufacturer puts biwire posts on the speaker, then they must believe it makes a difference."I think if you add at the end "in how many speakers they will sell" the statement is correct.Some speaker makers put the bi-wire terminals on becaus... 
Is a SUT needed?
@handymann ,IME having owned a Rhea, it will be hard for you to improve on the RCA tubes, you will get different flavors, but not tubes that are more quiet.