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Setting tonearm angle?
agree with Islandmandan...almost all cartridges need some sort of angle not the straight line as the tonearms is set in the first time...also double check the tracking force again with the Digital Tracking Force Gauge after you set the VTA. 
What made the biggest, most noticeable improvement
Clean power..after i installed the full Isoclean (Transformers,power bars and cables) into my system. 
How do I smooth out violins?
I will also support the idea of getting power conditioning and better power cords. After that I think you need better cables and CD player for classical music...... 
Best Amp for Klipsch La Scala Speakers? Xmas Gift
Trend digital amplifier was what I used for some best sound I got from La Scalas...I would look at these little wonders first. 
Results from Eliminating Anti-Skate
with my Ortofon RMG 309 tonearms I do not use any anti skate...there is none to begin with..... 
Mcintosh 601's vs Classe CA-M600's
as an opposite I would go with the MC 601's...the SF needs something like the McIntosh color to sing properly...... 
Frequency Response
I was also in the camp of single full range driver(no crossover) midrange is the King....until one day I realized that music is full spectrum, means you need highs and you need lows, even the super lows to have the full picture....now I am JBL 435... 
Top Speaker Cables for SET System- under $5k used
Yamamura....or Phy cables. 
New level of ridiculousness
it looks a bit like coffin, but I think it may work....who knows? We need someone who buys it to let us know..... 
Help w/Integrated Amp for JBL L112 Speakers
Look for McIntosh Ma 6200 or Ma 6100........ 
Seeking your feedback/opinions on Arkiv's vinyl
I also have some good and some bad from Arkiv label, but you have to look for the first releases with the dull paper covers....later ones with the shiny covers are re-issues and some are bad in comparison. Also note, that some of the originals wer... 
How Black is Your Background?
I like tha blackness of my Isoclean transformer/power conditioner/cables in my system.....since I put it into my system, I do not think about any blackeness any more..... 
Thoughts on very cheap speaker cables
how "cheap" this will be? If you can buy used Auditorium or Phy or Audio Tekne, Yamamura wires with similar philosophy to what you are thinking? 
Upgrades to Analog System
I would also go for better amplifiers....you have to choose SS or tube, but plenty out-there.... 
Mcintosh MC501 or MC 352 for Sonus Faber Cremona
as I said on CAM if you like Krell, you will not like the McIntosh...but the MC501s are better choice....not saying the MC 352 is bad amplifier, but I would go for the MC501s...