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Magnus amplifiers
JM Sound is the source for info on the Magnus Amps, shoot him an emailPeter 
How Much Difference Does a More Powerful Amp Make?
Larry - Sand Amps ? :-) what does that make the other variant "Lack of Air Amps" Made me chuckle though.Peter 
What the heck is bias anyway?
Ecclectique - yes I got that one covered :-) 
What the heck is bias anyway?
Stanwal - that one made me laugh :-) and I'm with you man 
SME V - VTA screw replacement
I would contact SME directly. I did when in the same situation a few years back, the screw was expensive about $ 50 or so when all postage etc was figured in.Good luckPeter 
Is this enough power?
Surely!Happy Listening 
Are you too old to be an audiophile?
Everything is relative - ie. You go to the Symphony take in a stunning performance, if your 18 or your 81 it does not make a diference, you hear it your way, if truely great it will move you. Same way with your system, a great piece of music will ... 
TOP 5 CD OR LP LISTENED MOST TO IN LAST 3 YEARS ?
Roger Waters - Amused to DeathEric Clapton - BluesCount Basie - Basie JamStevie Ray Vaugn, Albert King - In SessionLouis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - The Great Summit 
Ortofon/Dynavector ? cartridge characteristics
A90 - The best cartridge I have ever experienced, NEUTRAL to a tee, very very dynamic. XV1S - very musical have a nice flow to it - almost breathes music. Between the two the Ortofon A90 would be - is - my desert Island Cart.On the other end of th... 
Looking for CD players with digital inputs.
The Cary CD306 have digital inputs, and it sounds great too 
Canary CA906 vs Sunfire Classic Pre -amp.
The Canary is a good sounding unit, well made too, and since you already have a set of Canary 160 amps - I'd go with the Canary.Peter 
The Blues....
Very Very funny :-) 
Your favourite cartridge
ORTOFON A90 
Anti skating SME V
Make sure your arm is far enough to the right when resting, the arm rest can "nudge" the arm wand inwards when lowering it 
tweaking cross over speaker
Installing larger gauge inductors will lower the DC resistance of them. Series resistance in the inductors are part of any serious crossovers design, so changing it is not recommended.Peter