jwinder

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What amp are you using with your Gallo 3.1's?
BAT VK-220 (with upgrade), and BAT VK-3ixse preamp. 
Chailly Mahler 9th
While my favorites for Mahler 9 go with the majority here (Bernstein/Berlin, Abbado/Berlin, Karajan/Berlin"live"), I think a word should also be put in for Giulini/Chicago, which has some sonic limitations, but has a wonderful flow with great inte... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
Many choices, but Vaughan William's 5th symphony comes to mind. 
hilary hahn..violinist
Hahn has impressed me quite a bit in person several times; I have heard the Brahms live with about 15 different violinists, and her performance was on par with Mutter's at the top of the list (though quite different than Mutter's). She has very so... 
effective mass of rb300 with hvywght, , Lyra clavi
Thanks for spelling that out clearly, Twl. I don't have the original counterweight, since I purchased the Rega used, but I will be able to audition the Clavis cartridge to check compatibility. Incidentally, the 13 gram figure for the effective wei... 
effective mass of rb300 with hvywght, , Lyra clavi
Thanks for the responses; I am still wondering about the effect of the heavy counterweight on the effective mass of the tonearm. Does anyone have any idea of the change with this?