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Lyra Dorian load
Syntax. I wouldn't mind trying out what load would be best but I cannot change the load myself. Taking a soldering iron into my amp scares me. 
Lyra Dorian load
To be honest I don't have a clue what the capacity of my tone arm wire of my IC is. But I guess a load of anything between 100 and 200 ohm would be ok. 
Dartzeel Phono Preamp?
I agree with Lewm. 
How to accomodate a balanced only phono stage ?
English is not my native language and I don't really know that much about cartridges. But if I were to buy a phono amp like the Blue amp Surzur, which to my knowledge is of a fully balanced design would I benefit from using XLR cables.The junction... 
High output cartridge for 47db phono stage?
I agree with Lewm. Personnaly I have never understood why there are HOMC carts at all. If you want a HO cart there are many fine MI or MM carts availeble, brands like Grado and Sound Smith come to mind. 
Music to soothe the mid-winter soul
Nick Cave and the Bad seedsAbattoir blues / The lyre of OrpheusThe boatman's callSimon and GarfunkelSounds of silenceSunn O)))White 1White 2 
Which cost more: your system or your car?
Car. I own a 2001 Subaru Imprezza 2.0gl, I paid about €6000 for that car Januari 2010. I don't think I have spent €6000 on my system. And retail to retail the car wins easily. I think only people with the mega $ (more then $15.000) systems own sys... 
How many Lp do U have more than 5 of the Same
Why would anyone want or 5 or more times the same CD/LP? 
Wyred for Sound DAC 2 or Peachtree Nova
Well the designer I spoke actually build two DACs the only difference between those 2 DACs were the DAC chip sets. One was using a Burr brown PMC 1704 the other a Sabre 32. The one using the Sabre DAC never went into production. According to him t... 
VPI Scout to Michell Orbe SE
I didn't know that. I used to see a lot of Clearaudio, VPI and Rega turntables at shows and some more exotic brands like Brinkmann. While the exotic brands are still there I see less Clearaudio a lot less, still some VPI and Rega but I see many mo... 
Wyred for Sound DAC 2 or Peachtree Nova
Is the Sabre32 DAC chip really that good? I spoke with some who designs audio electronics and het prefered the TI PCM 1704 chip. 
Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's
I have heard the Totem mani-2 sig with a aprox 100watt integrated amp and they sounded fine to me. Not sure why you would need so many watts to drive them.Most brands don't even make 500watt amps that are half way affordable. 
CD player how much to invest
And yes I was looking for some powercords. I bought a NBS Omega III for my DAC. IMHO NBS cables are really good for digital source components. For amplifiers I would look somewhere else, maybe Shunyata will do better there. 
CD player how much to invest
Ho Karelfd,Yes I spoke with Mattijs there. He seems like a really friendly fellow. To be honest I'm not really sure how to procede from here. I also want to see if I can try out the Olive 4. If should upgrade to the Pink Faun DAC, buy a Olive 4 HD... 
Nagra CDT vesus Accustic arts Drive 2 reference
I have heard the Nagra CDP a couple of times. IMHO it is one of the best CD players out there. I have heard both the Nagra CDP and a Boulder 1021 on the same set. I thought the Nagra was better.