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Phantom B44 vs The SME V Tone Arm
Dear Sirspeedy: Yes, the arm board makes an audible difference.I think that the TT manufacturers put on all their " attention " in the TT it self with out any or at least very low interest in how crucial is its own interface with the outside world... 
phono arm to pre cables
Dear Stltrains: The " new baby " ?: well, I refer to the Aries. Sorry.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Phantom B44 vs The SME V Tone Arm
Dear Macallan25: In my opinion there is no " best " tonearm perse. Every top high end tonearm has its own up and down strength but when you copled with a cartridge that up strength could go down or could go higher, it depend on the cartridge combi... 
Technics Turntable question
Dear Wjcorbin: Here are two good cartridge choices:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1153890123http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1153787095Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
How much of the front end depends on the preamp
Dear Elizabeth: You posted: +++++ " I have modified my views over the years and now think the speakers are the lowest priority. " +++++I respect your opinion but I can't agree with you, let me to explain my point of view about:the speakers are and... 
Question on loading and interconnects
Dear Wrtickle: I know very well the Cardas sound and I like it. I think that the " dull " perceived sound at the frequency extremes is not really a dull sound per se: I think it is a little polite and relaxed one against other more alive cartridge... 
phono arm to pre cables
Dear Stltrains: No doubt that with a better phono interconnect cable you could have an improvement in the quality sound reproduction but a good cable is not inexpensive audio device.Looking to you system and the " new " comming baby my opinion is ... 
What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
Dear 4yanx: I wonder why do you have interest on our circuit board supplier? do you need it?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
Dear Swampwalker: Finally, something that help us to make a minimum trade-offs on the circuit/layout design was the extensive use of specialty computer help/design platafforms like: Spice, Ultiboard, electronic Workbench/Multisim, etc.., were we c... 
What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
Dear Dear Swampwalker : Our Phonolinepreamp is an active high gain design: no step-up transformer/autoformers inside/out.The gain can be tailored up to 100db with the same quality performance: no trade-offs.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
Dear 4yanx: Sierra Proto.Regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
What is the best phono preamp you have heard?
Dear Swampwalker : In absolute terms I agree with you: " every design involves trade-offs ", like anything in the life: there is nothing perfect.Your post give me the opportunity to do a " stop on the road " ( thx for that ) and " see " which are ... 
MC vs MM - phono cartridge
Dear Markphd : Great post!!! There are almost nothing to add but this:the MM cartridges are very sensitive to changes on capacitance and impedance load and the MC ones are a lot less prone to that electric effect.almost all the MM cartridge are be... 
Question on loading and interconnects
Dear Wrtickle: +++++" Is there a way I can experiment with cables (higher or lower capacitance maybe?) that will create a percieved load closer to 1k or 1.5k ohm? " +++++First the capacitance comes in measure Farads and impedance comes in measure ... 
How much of the front end depends on the preamp
Dear Joe: You could be done changing your Yamaha.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul.