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Help Consistent mistracking in the beginning of lp
Overhang, I have exactly same problem!! And I am trying to isolate the cause. VTF is okay. Azimuth is okay. I did not think about 180 gr v/s regular 'thin' records. Come to think of it , in my case also it happens with heavier LPs. At first I thou... 
Helikon LOADING
Nsgarch- I thank you for the guidelines you have provided, that would sure help out me and other in simialr situations. May be I missed it but what was the rational behind the 25 times internal impedance rule? In any case the 25 time rule has been... 
Helikon LOADING
Thanks for lot of inputs and data points for me to work on. 47K for set up I am trying is definitely way too thin sounding. 40 ohm is a tad fat. 400 ohms leans towards lower side of lean, closer to flater, very tight bass but little hot on high fr... 
Vibraplane
Sounds like both examples above use the table with suspended design(Simon Yorke , I think and VPI). Does it/will it equally effective with Non suspended design?I guess the intent isto isolate the TT from cabinet/rack regradless of type of TT desig... 
Audio Debt?
Morons are NOT audiophiles!! In fact I doubt if they know what audiophiles means. 
Looking for music that features congas, timbalis,
Check out the Mapleshade label. They have excellent congas and pecussions that will blow your socks off. Really. 
Out of curiosity, where does everyone live?
La Mirada, Ca. About 10 miles from the Disneyland! 
What are we listening for during break in?
I recently bought MIT cables NEW and the box came with instructions and stating 2/2 rule: Which means 75% performance in 2 days and 100% in 2 weeks. I am currently going thru break-in at present. I have had new cables in my exsiting system and the... 
Best phono pre amp for Lyra Helikon
Raul, The Classe pre-amp I have is CP-45 that works great for my CD source. It has phono board, but I have found a not a great one. The Phono I have for upstairs small system is Jadis DPMC and it is dream in that system (Jadis Orchestra Ref,Dunlav... 
Best phono pre amp for Lyra Helikon
Thanks John and Dan, As my cartridge and TT selection indicate, I am looking for realistic lively sound on neutral side. Yes my Classe pre and amp are balanced. I do have a phon board in my pre that I can use for a while. But I think a dedictaed p... 
How far apart are your speakers?
My Dunlavy V's are exactly 105" apart, towed in about 10 deg 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Thanks for the offer Frankg. 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Thanks Oanhu. Let me send you offline email to arrange time that is convinient with you.Thanks Oneobgyn for the offer, but I have to respectfully decline since I do not approve of your Wilson's (sarcasm!). Oanhu seems to be in my backyard so I wil... 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Does anyone know where to audition this combo in LA area?thx, Nil 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Hi Tim, I have seeing your posts too when I got active again. How you been? Lately I have gotten in to analogue and about spend big bucks on the analouge front end and wanted to make sure my digital front end does not left behind or may be upgrade...