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By the way. The alligator clips that I had were small pure copper that I obtained in Juneau, Alaska. Would include them, but misplaced/ lost them at some point. 
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Believe the brand was Duo Tech. It is sitting at a Dealer’s used shelf on consignment. 
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mfolely3,I have only bought items on audiogon. You can look at my feedback.Where are you located? I am in Chicago.When I used it on my tonearm, I used pure copper wire with alligator clips attached to the clips after removing from cartridge and di... 
Wrong way to clean a stylus!
The same person that told me about using the striker portion of a matchbook cover also recommended a small blob of Silly Putty. 
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mfoley3,I have one of the original cable cookers I’m the market. Will do speaker, IC and tonearm wires.PM me; $50 plus USPS shipping and its yours. Very good condition. 
Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500
atmasphere,Finally, a down to earth response not blurred buy techno crap. Thank You. You know that I am waiting for the 10R and hope that Technics is paying attention .........BestNorb 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
You just might need to do a road trip. Or you can ship them. Myself, I would do the road trip to a qualified shop and drop them off. Hopefully it’s to a Brick and Mortar place that has gear you can audition. Do another trip when your speakers are ... 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
I have been living / using a pair of Pass XA 160.8s for over a year now. Yes, they do run warm and don’t sound their best for an hour, really (2) hours. Not unbearable. I have felt the heat at my dealers room that is closed off with little air mov... 
Conrad Johnson vs. Audio Research - Sonic Comparison Impressions
arvincastro,Theil 3.5s were my 1st truly High End speakers. Reference speakers IMO.I have driven them with Forte’ class A electronics and Spectral. Both were fine. Never had Tubes; so cannot really comment.Owned my pair for 8 years and used / not ... 
Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500
atmasphere,Thank You, Clarity as is usual. I think you know that I am saving my nickels and waiting for the final design of the Technics 10R. Hope they design it with “Other arms” in mind. I did receive a notice from, I believe Panasonic, that a n... 
Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500
aspu307,Appreciate your response. I will contact Pass and Atmasphere on this site.Thanks 
Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500
asp307,  Thanks for response.Same question using the Xono? 
Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500
I too have Pass gear now. Pair of XA 160.8s and a XP 20 that I bought from Mark. I also have a Xono phonostage that I bought from Mark 10-11 yrs ago. The Xono has balanced inputs and outputs.Now that I found the appropriate Balanced ICs to use wit... 
Vintage automatic turntable recommendations?
I would refer you to the thread “Best Tonearm Lifter”There are plenty of recommendations you can look at on You Tube. I chose the Tru-lift. I have highly recommended it after using it on my LP12 and soon to be adding it to my Kuzma “pipe bomb”It i... 
Best Tonearm Lifter?
Have used the Tru-lift for a week now. What a joy to get lost in the Music; not having the last cut lurking in your mind, phone, doorbell rings, things on the stove are no longer a concern.Will order one for my Kuzma this week. Highly Recommended.