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The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig?
I also have only had a hand full of people that really appreciated and enjoyed listening to music form my rig. As Wolf said most don't care, many are impressed with the gear and ask a few questons but never ask to hear it. 
Tubes with Martin logan summit X
I own the original Summits (not the X) and drive them with a Rogue M180 with what I beleive are excellent results. 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
TomWhen we first talked i think i remember you saying you had a modest system. I would say anything but modest. Looks great and i am sure it sound great. 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
Hey London boy let me know how your cartridge search goes, I would like to try to learn from your journey. My direct e-mail is sgun5@bellsouth.netThanksSteve 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
Tms0245 are you Tom from Fort Wayne and Spiritofmusic do you live in Atlanta? If it is the same person I also talked to Tom before i bought my savlation back in March. Tom mentioned there was someone in Atlanta that was interested in the Salvation... 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
Spirit, what cartridge are you using in your setup. I am currently using the ortofon jubilee which sounds really good but as is the case with most of us I am always looking for an upgrade. I did try the miyajima Shilabe which was not a good match.... 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
SpiritofmusicGlad you like the Salvation TT and Terminator arm. I bought the Terminator arm from Vic about two years ago and it was a big improvement over the full modified rega 250 I had used on my Michell Gyro II TT. I bought the Salvation TT fr... 
Martin logan source speakers with Rogue cronus
Not your exact combination but in the ballpark. I use the Rogue M-180 amps with the Martin Logan Summits and really enjoy the combination. 
Cartridge Compliance
Thank you everyone for the education especially David. One of the things I love about vinyl is there are no absolutes, it is a never ending learning curve and it sound like music that is unless you get your compliance, VTA, VTF, azimuth, speed sta... 
Cartridge Compliance
Thank you for your responses and i read the GC Audio piece but i still don't know how to convert the 7×10-6cm/dyne to a 16 µm/mN equivalent. what do cm and dyne represent in the formula and what are the equivalent numbers to insert. Let me reitera... 
I have a buzz
I had a similar issue and switched IC's which solved the problem. Unfortunately alot of trial and error before that. 
Who listens only to vinyl?
I am with Hevac1, CD as background around the house,vinyl when sitting down to enjoy music as an activity. 
Surface noise
Do you have surface noise on all you LP's of just some? 
Audiogon sellers, please stop and read this thread
I had the same experience selling on Audiogon. The buyers audiogon name was mariecollins. I tore up the check and moved on, it had scam written all over it. 
Tubes vs Solid State
I use the Rogue M180's with KT 120 tubes to drive Martin Logan Summits (which present a very difficult load to amp) with very good effect. You can retube yourself as there is a built in bias meter.