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Ikeda 9tt retipping
If Inwere in Europe my choice would be Expert Stylus. They will retain the stock cantilever and do a diamond only replacement. Company has an excellent reputation for quality work. Actually I am in the USA and choose either Expert or AllClear in A... 
Anyone Listen Extensively To V1 Of The Musical Fidelity Nu Vista Vinyl Phono Stage?
@dogberry The NuVista was never meant to be my primary phono stage, but I needed something that had a low noise floor because the Ortofon MC2000/T2000 is difficult to amplify. I tried a less expensive phono stage with a small form factor, but on... 
Tonearms - SME 3012, Jelco, or Schick?
Audiomods has released a 12" version of the Series Six that is excellent also. There are additional refinements to the design other than adding 2 or 3 inches of arm tube. I acquired one and it is my second favorite arm.   
Anyone Listen Extensively To V1 Of The Musical Fidelity Nu Vista Vinyl Phono Stage?
@dogberry That is how I am running mine at the moment. I have an Ortofon T2000 going into it. Noise issues have not occurred, it has plenty of gain even with a low output cartridge combination. Sound quality is very good, I need to find a way to r... 
Anyone Listen Extensively To V1 Of The Musical Fidelity Nu Vista Vinyl Phono Stage?
@fatboyriding-2 Sounds promising! Mine is supposed to deliver today, I think once it's settled in I will compare it to my Esoteric E-02 and see how they compare.   
To Fritz, Quicksilver, and all the exceptional makers trying to get the word out
Heck I remember Quicksilver from the 1980s I believe? Their 8417 based amps were highly regarded and sought after. Never owned them but I did have a pair of Silver 90 monos.  
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
Sorry I do not see a magnetic bearing storing energy and act as a suspension. Have you ever tried holding two strong magnets and then compressing them together? Takes a lot of force to do this. Now this bearing rides on a fairly complaint suspensi... 
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
@atmasphere There was a bass extender module for them, which this pair has. Makes them look like Wilsons or those LS3/5A with their bass modules. Has a 7" Focal woofer in each cabinet as I recall.   
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
@atmasphere Any chance you can provide any details about their build or sound?   
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
@mulveling I have a Cosmos Eclipse and the magnetic bearing works well. No issues with suspension interaction or anything else. Now is it a sonic improvement over the sapphire bearing? That I do not know. But given what I see turntables selling fo... 
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
We just got back from Puerta Vallarta for an enjoyable trip for el Día de Muertos and this is my first weekend getting to sit back and listen to some music in the morning. The weekend is when I spin most of my vinyl, and for the past few weeks I h... 
MC cartridge for Clearaudio Concept 1600$
The Hana are the favored child it seems in today's world. Made by Excel, you probably cannot go wrong with it. The Ethos gets a solid report also. I would include an Audio Technica ART9XI into the mix, and if you shop carefully you should get it a... 
better wood for a plinth
For my SP10 I went the CLS way trying to follow the pathway of Jean Nantais. I used a core of MDF wrapped in a layer of 1/2 acrylic bonded with a flexible adhesive, then sandwiched with a Baltic birch plywood, and wrapped in a mahogany veneer. Was... 
Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm
My first Well Tempered was the Record Player that I bought in about 2000. Very interesting table, and i learned the basics of setting up a WT on it. I moved on from it to a Teres when a remarkable opportunity occurred. The a few years back I came ... 
Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables?
@dover I got some paperwork with the SOTA and one of the documents was a SOTA newsletter that laid out the upgrade path. It was postmarked Nov 27,1989. One section discussed the SOTA upgrade path to current generation tables. The Gen 1 model was f...