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RIAA eq standards - a deal breaker?
Sorry for the confusion. I dropped only the Glider, not the tt. 
RIAA eq standards - a deal breaker?
Thanks all for your responses. Talked with Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith today and I was very impressed. Told me my Glider may not be repairable. So I've decided to replace it with a Zephyr mkII. A lot of great cartridges out there, but the price ... 
RIAA eq standards - a deal breaker?
Thanks for the info. Zephyr is within my limited budget and VPI owners tend to really like it.. Suspension shot on the Glider. Is it repairable? I sent an email to Soundsmith this weekend asking this question? 
Taming a bulkhead
Appreciate the comments. I found an old DIY 2'x2' panel that I will modify to fit that space and see if it makes a difference. 
Taming a bulkhead
Hmm. It got me thinking.....and then my wife told me to stop thinking. Thanks for the suggestion. 
My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice
I read the Decware paper linked above by Sebrof and myriad of other "how to" articles and am still lost. I already had Room Tune products in recommended ceiling and corner spots. But when I added acoustic panels at first and second reflection poin... 
Phono stage matching - how critical
Thanks for everyone's input. 
Source for spikes?
Exactly what I was hoping to find! Thanks much.John 
Asynchronous vs Synchronous
From all the responses, I'm concluding that I don't need to worry about whether my DAC is asynchronous or synchronous, since a PC is not involved in my system. FWIW, I'm linking my BDP & BDA with an AES/EBU cable. 
Ripping speed variation
Thanks much. Guess I have to learn to be patient. 
Using dBpoweramp
Thanks for everyone's input. 
Using dBpoweramp
Mapman - CDs giving me problems are those I borrowed from local library that have seen a lot of play. I always clean with Optrix but it can only do so much.Another question re: dBpoweramp. I rip in FLAC using "lossless level 5 (default)" setting. ... 
Asynchronous vs Synchronous
Mesch - does the Bryston BDA-1 support DSD (whatever that is)? 
Using dBpoweramp
Thanks Mapman. If there are a lot of frames for re-ripping, I just skip that track and go onto the next one as I have no patience. 
Asynchronous vs Synchronous
Outstanding! Thanks.