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SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 ?
Dear Benson139: It could help to give you some advise if you can tell us which cartridges do you own or with which one do you want to match that tonearm.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kennythekey: I agree, worth a listen. My advise is that you try it in both ways static and dynamic balanced ( its natural design .) and make a choice for the best performance, in the static way to set-up the VTF you do it through the tonearm ... 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kenny: According my Lustre experiences IMHO your Shilabe can/could be very good " candidate "/match to the Lustre tonearm, you can try it: nothing to loose about.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
LP-12 with Hadcock tonearm
Dear Roblanger: Yes, why not? I can't see a trouble.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Anyone contrast Transfiguration with Allaerts?
Dear Ebush: It is always " nice " to see that you are looking for a quality improvement in your sound system reproduction.There is something that worry me about when you say that the Glider is neutral,good balance, grainless and the like. As Larry... 
The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts?
Dear Nandric: I can't understand in a precise way what you mean by cartridge " iron bobins ".Perhaps you are reffering to the cartridge armature where the coils goes on.There are different type ( like you say ) bobins like cross-shaped, v-shaped, ... 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kennythekey: As Dowunderpoint out I use ( between others ) two Lustre GsT-801.IMHO it could be your " second tonearm " and depending on the cartridge you want to math it it could be your main tonearm too.That Lustre is a very good design/buil... 
Pro's/Con's Of audiophile TT
Dear Drpat: +++++ " Thinking of upgrade to VPI Scout. " +++++IMHO maybe that is not an upgrade, your Kenwood was not the top of the Kenwood line but is a very decent unit and IMHO too the Denon is not either.Btw, I respect the other opinions about... 
Well Tempered Reference Arm
Dear Mred: Maybe it is a good idea to contact directly to:http://stanalog.stores.yahoo.net/info.html Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Well Tempered Reference Arm
Dear Mred: With the Donaudio effective length you only have to deduct/subtract the overhang value to know the spindle/pivot distance, at least that's the way with almost any pivot tonearm.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Denon DL 103R vs. AT OC9 - MLII
Dear Rob: That kind of remarks ( the one from M. Fremer ) about the MM " soft " top end is ( I never hear your unit ) IMHO a load impedance subject ( like MC ones that needs the right load impedance to show its best performance. IMHO any pro-revie... 
Raven vs. Verdier La Platine
Dear Uru975: At this TT quality performance level IMHO I think that it couldbe a little more important which tonearm/cartridge combination could go with those TTs.Both TT are first rate and maybe you could ask your self which one has a best after ... 
Denon DL 103R vs. AT OC9 - MLII
Dear Rob: Looking at your phono stage IMHO you can have a better quality performance through MM cartridges than from MC ones.With this in mind you can/could go freely to the AT 150MLX or Nagaoka MP-50/500 or Ortofon 2M Black/Bronze even for the Ma... 
VPI Scout cart pairing
Dear Craw13: There are some good alternatives like Nagaoka MP-50/500, Clearaudio Maestro, Reson Reca or Ortofon 2MBlack, all these cartridges can match your tonearm and priorities.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Avid Acutus - help with flying belt
Dear Jamesbond: I don't knw where you buy your Acutus but IMHO I think that could help you to contact directly to the manufacturer or at least look for your dealer support.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul.