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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. 
Which tonearm should I keep?
Dear Rich121: I can't speak on Mr. Gregory but I can say that that type of bad experiences does not means necessary that that is ( always ) the attitude of Mr. Gregory, for example: I buy directly to the manufacturer a TT who give me and excelent ... 
Which tonearm should I keep?
Dear Rich121: I don't know if I miss something but what I understand from what already posted by Bill and you I think that both companies are two different ones.The fact that both have an agreement on the marketing/customer service/re-design subje...