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How will you split $3000 between phono and cart ?
The rest of my equipment is:Naim CD5X CD playerNaim Flatcap2X power supply for CDPNaim Nait 5i2 amplifierTannoy Turnberry SE speakersWhile I listen to a wide variety of music I am a lot into Classic Rock (Fleetwood mac types), Swing Jazz and Blues... 
Ortofon Cadenza Red vs ZYX R100
No one ? :-( 
Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube
Anyone else heard any of these phonostages ? 
Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube
Thanks Stanwal, I will wait for your reply. The facility to write email through Audiogon is no more there I suppose, so please post on this thread. 
SME 3012 S2 + DL103Pro = thin sound ????
Thanks Blk25. Is SME3012-S2 a good match for DL103 ? 
Turntable under $1500 ..... Rega, clearaudio, or ?
Technics SL1200, once and for all. 
ASI Liveline...Burn-In Experience
More than taste I think it is system dependant. I cant think we both would define "natural" sound in so vastly opposing manner. Its the system !! 
ASI Liveline...Burn-In Experience
ASI was sold long back. I tried it for about 200 hours and finally could not take the extra edge and somewhat artificially boosted high frequency shine of the cable. My final impressions remain pretty much the same as mentioned in the beginning of... 
New cables, help
Crimson Musiclink cables are some of the best around. It has all the qualities you are looking for and much more. Practically it sounds like there is no cable at all and it costs peanuts for the way it performs. 
I have a AC Regenerator. Get dedicated line too?
While this might be true with pure power, it is not true for other regenerators IMO. I have tried the Monarchy Audio AC regenerator which only supports equipment up to 100 watts, so only source and preamps can be used. It is a terrific product for... 
Good cartridge match for SME R3012 tone arm?
Dekay, are you talking about the Bronze bearing or Bronze base plate ? 
Can I upgrade my IC cable for $100?
I had the DH Labs BL-1 in my system long time back. The Anti-Cables are far far superior to them. Try them you will love it. 
Good cartridge match for SME R3012 tone arm?
Dekay, can you please elaborate on what you read about the ATA mods ? I am considering a 3012 with ATA mods actually, hence the question. 
Good cartridge match for SME R3012 tone arm?
Riz1, are you saying that this tonearm cannot perform well with other cartridges like the Dynavector XX2 ? Pardon my ignorance, I am a beginner in analogue and incidentally looking at the very same arm. 
Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
Very correct Charles. I recently had a similar experience while listening to a all Naim setup.