paulrootsman

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What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
I have`nt heard them all.The Herron is superb,and so is the Aesthetix.I listened to the Manley for a week when it first became available,i was impressed,but not blown away.I sold my first Walker reference while i was doing all this listening,regre... 
MG-1 Air Bearing Tonearm? Anyone experience it?
Sean i am working on that idea now,sort of like the old surge tanks for the ET2`s.The pump is noisy in the same room as the listener,especially if it is as small as mine(12x14).I got an additional 20 feet of hose and located the pump in another ro... 
MG-1 Air Bearing Tonearm? Anyone experience it?
I have a Clearaudio insider reference on it.I had one problem initially with the heavy weight(11gms)of the cartridge.I resorted to an admittedly"Mickey Mouse"solution,a nickel and 2 sided tape,but it works for the time being.I am working on gettin... 
MG-1 Air Bearing Tonearm? Anyone experience it?
I am suprised more people have not discovered this arm.I suspect it is because a lot of us audiophiles(myself included) always associate price with quality.The pittance,(relatively speaking),that this arm and air pump goes for makes us hesitate to... 
WALKER AUDIO phono stage
Phenomenal phono stage.Lloyd took the AHT design and improved on it with better quality parts,silver wiring etc.In my system it is very susceptible to rf,but that might be because i am surrounded by 6 Communication towers.