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something is wrong here, but what is it?
but it wasn't like this a month ago. 
artists who most deeply touch you
Andreas Vollenwieder (down to the moon) 
Recommendation for guitar duo CD
Alex Degrasi, Shahin ans Sepehr, Armik (carribean), Acoustic Alchemy, Billy Joe Walker, Neal Schon. 
B&W 602s or Paradigm Monitor 5s
I've auditioned both speakers and ended up buying the monitor 5s. To me, they sounded alot more "alive" and detailed than the B&Ws. Once you get their positioning right, the soundstage is awesome, but keep in mind that they are rear ported and... 
How dose your plinth sound?
I rebuilt the plinth for my Well Tempered Classic out of Granite. 3 layers of 1.25 inch granite slabs that allowed me to preserve the WTC layered look totaling 3.75 inches thick and custom made (3) 2 inch diameter cone legs totaling at 132 pounds.... 
newbie turntable/speed control question
Well Tempered TTs also use the 2 size pully system and just sliding the belt up or down on the pully will change the speed. 
What's to prefer; tube preamp or tube amp?
don't forget that tubes in a preamp last longer than an amp, so the cost of replacing tubes is more efficient in the long run. 
Is a CJPV10A and a Sonographe SA250 a good match?
Here is a quote from an e-mail that I got from Knut at Conrad Johnson as I was trying to figure out what amp to purchase about 9 months ago. ""If you use for example a PV10B or PV14L together with the SA250, then the result is that you will hear m... 
Jazz suggestions please
WOW!alot more that what I could have ever expected. Thank you very much to all of you. I have alot of experimenting to do especially if I want to cover even 5% of Spons list.Thank you to all. cheers. Shahen 
What's under YOUR turntable?
The plinth itself is 3.75" thick solid granite (original Well Tempered Classic) with (3) 2" diameter cone legs sitting on a 1.5" thick granite rack. The TT weighs at 132 pounds! 
Best tubes for Conrad-Johnson MV-50 or MV-52?
I like the way JJ Teslas sound on my CJ MV-55 better than the previous Svetlanas that I had.cheers. Shahen 
Isolation for turntable
check out this earlier thread...http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1046040392&openusid&zzSlipknot1&4&5#Slipknot1 
What are you powering your Martin Logans with????
Sequel IIs driven by CJ PF-R pre-amp and CJ MV-55 tube amp.CheersShahen 
Best Used Turntable for around 1K
Well Tempered Classic...though they are hard to come by. 
Philadelphia area audio club?
I also wanted to say thank you to all and specifically to Rush, what a great host. The atmosphere was right, the music was wonderful and the conversations were engaging. It was a pleasure to meet all of you and I look forward to our next gathering...