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Do I 'Hafta' clean a brand new audiophile LP?
The "Yes" sentence. Sorry if I was vague. 
Upgrading my Linn set up HELP advice please
Supratek Syrah. This will be more than you need unless you spin vinyl. Actually, it's not mine but I'm saving my money for one. www.supratek.biz It's Austrailian. 
Do I 'Hafta' clean a brand new audiophile LP?
Yes. I could say a lot more but the first sentence really says it all. 
Upgrading my Linn set up HELP advice please
Joolz,My Linn Aktiv system (Keilidh's, 2-LK100's) cost less than $1500 used. I had a Genki for about a year but didn't use it much since I've been vinyl based for close to 40 years. It was a nice analog sounding player. I recently inserted a tube ... 
Upgrading my Linn set up HELP advice please
Just make your long range goal going Aktiv. The Tukans are great speakers. After going Aktiv get a tube preamp and you won't upgrade for years. 
Guitar Solos
Cortez The Killer by Neil Young. 
Origin Live Illustrious Tonearm
Doc,The Illustrious comes standard with a VTA collar. It is a knurled, threaded, top hat shaped piece. You install it on the the arm pillar with the flat, knurled part on top. You then insert the arm pillar through the armboard and place the washe... 
You used to love it but now.......................
The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. The further these bands got from their first offerings the more effort it took for me to listen. 
VTF on-the-fly for OL Silver, really
Too cool! 
Gear NOT in your audio system - what do you like?
I've posted this before and it's worth repeating. I had the pleasure of using a Supratek Syrah preamp in my system for several weeks. At $2500 (which includes a superb phono section that will handle any cartridge) the improvement to my system was ... 
Say it aint so--- Teres quality question
Okay, maybe I didn't state the obvious about wooden musical instruments. They do require periodic attention by a luthier. Having owned two Martins myself since 1969 I had them tweaked a total of three times. I'm guilty of over simplifying. I figur... 
Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics?
Steely Dan's latest LP is full of lyrics that rival good poetry in that they can mean so many things to different people. I love the mental picture great lyrics provide. 
VTA setting up.....how do I find level?
Doug,The armboard may be right for all I know. Both the arm and the board are on their way to Chris. I'll let you all know what the culprit item is. I'd just like to get this done right and hear it in it's glory before it leaves my house. Besides,... 
VTA setting up.....how do I find level?
Actually, I have to credit Dougdeacon for pointing me in the direction of the Jon Risch post at AA a month or so ago. I was going to post the recipe card suggestion but since so many of the cartridge bodies are not a true rectangle I decided not t... 
Say it aint so--- Teres quality question
I don't share the concerns about humidity migrating into and out of the wooden pieces. Every one of the finished pieces is finished with an epoxy resin. That's a pretty substantial barrier. Besides, violins, guitars, cellos and other much more del...