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Need Recommendation for Turntable--$2-3k
Well Tempered Labs Amadeus Mk. II. 
For a quick good time, blankets...
Interesting thread. Will the blankets stop "slap echo?" Moved into a new home in AZ.  Unfortunately, my listening room is 16' by 16' square, 9 foot ceiling, wall to wall carpet, some drapes. Seems like the slap echo problem is somewhere near  the ... 
Recommend a SS amp for my new Vandersteen Quatro CT
Sounds like the new Belles Aria preamp and monoblock power amps are also a good match for the new Vandersteens. 
Cartridge repair; re-tipping; canitlever replacement: The Needle Clinic A++
Klipschking. I understand your plight. I was reaching over the top and behind my turntable with a loose baggy t-shirt on. When I backed up and stood up straight, I snagged the stylus tip and bent and kinked the aluminum cantilever. New cartridge w... 
Vandersteen
Deepee99. I guess everyone hears differently, and not gonna argue what you heard. My question is: who would toe a pair of speakers outward? You might as well have hooked up the speakers "out of phase." As the sound would have probably sounded the ... 
Cartridge repair; re-tipping; canitlever replacement: The Needle Clinic A++
Not trying to be a smart a__, but how did you manage to bend a boron cantilever without shattering it????? 
Dang my luck
I had a cartridge with the same problem once. I didn't notice it at first and had mounted it and played it. When I observed it under magnification, I was like, wow. Not good. Surprisingly, the cartridge still sounded good, at least to me anyway. I... 
WT Amadeus mat experience..... Did you ever try NO mat.
The standard WT foam mat will take on quite a static charge. Sticks to everything. Mainly records. Had this happen several times. I once took the record off while platter was spinning. Mat stuck to record and then partially came loose and almost w... 
Class D Technology
mitch2Isn't the term "musicality" subjective??? Meaning not everyone will hear it the way you do...... 
Vandersteen
Talked to John Rutan awhile ago. He said using the Belles Aria integrated not only improved the overall sound of the Vandy's, but drastically improved dynamic range. Somewhere down the road I'm going to try this amp on my Vandersteen Treo CT's to ... 
Class D Technology
+1, erik_squires..... 
Turn table for my kid???
Try the U-Turn Orbit. Has choice of colors, can have with onboard phono stage or buy separate. Is not costly, And IS a serious turntable complete with dust cover and pre mounted cartridge. Recommended by Michael Fremer of Stereophile. 
Replacing 12AU7 tubes in a Prima Luna Dialogue integrated amp
Try Andy Bauman of Vintage Tube Services. There is nobody on the planet that knows tubes better than him. He tests and auditions every type of tube imaginable. If a tube doesn't meet his specs, he throws it in the garbage. 
Whats a good Integrated with a good phono section
Rogue Sphinx, no brainer...... 
Question for Amp Designers
You guys that take pot shots at Julian Hirsch, my god, give the poor guy a break. For obvious reasons he can no longer defend his position on such matters. And no, more often than not, I didn't always agree with his assessments. But try writing a ...