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CDs with heavy, fast bass and/or long drum solos
Checkout - 808s and Heartbreak with Kanye West. The way the system handles track 5 is nice check up. 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark, regarding Hertz are you saying the contact area of the vinyl is expanding due to deformation with increasing force, (I dont see the stylus deforming), and therefore the contact area might expand more than the force and P becomes smaller even... 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark you said, P=F/A and "The breakdown takes the form of a pressure dependent coefficient of friction; the coefficient decreases with increasing pressure "Still an example with your choice of tonearm would be helpful. 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark, so increasing the VTF would increase the pressure and the skate force would decrease, all else equal? Wouldnt this imply that high VTF means anti-skate can be ignored? 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark, my rudimentary understandig says line contact has less force on the groove wall so shouldnt less force lead to lower friction and hence lower skate force, but I cant reconcile this with your Amonton law breakdown stating lower pressure impli... 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark, I understand you dont want to do that but could you desribe with some other tonearm?TksPar 
Anti skate and tonearm damping query
Mark, could you walk me through a real life example of Anti_Skate setup with your own arm and cart? 
SS integrated amp to drive Wilson audio sophia/WP7
I used to own WP7s and drove them with a Spectron Musician IIISE amp paired with a VTL TL7.5 pre. I replaced the amp and pre with a APL UA-S1 integrated. Sound was better and footprint was smaller. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Raul, will check that out.The MCAT770 hasnt arrived yet and the TT isnt ready for operation yet so there will be some time before I can share my results on the MMC1. But I will let you know when its up and compare it with MC as well. 
Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp?
Deadlyvj, I suggest you check out the APL Hi-Fi UA-S1.Its a single gainstage with ECC99s in pre and very special transistors in the output. I was doing a search for my end all amps before I bought it. This one compares Very favourably to all amps ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Raul, I just got a B & O MMC1, do you have a suggestion on how to best mount it in a regular arm?TksPar 
Most musical integrated amp you have heard?
APL Hifi UA-S1, most musical, separates included. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Raul, could you elaborate on what MCAT770 does better than the CD? I own the CD and the LP is on order. Also do I read you correctly when you say the P76 is your reference? I have a AT15 and MMC1 to be mounted on a TT, do you find the P76 superior... 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
interesting, do you think the helikon would be even better with allnico magnets? 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
which lyra do you prefer?