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Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
Bowie "Rise @ Fall of Ziggy Stardust" 
New Tom Petty
Shadorne: What a diplomatic response! You're my hero! 
Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
Either way, although "Dirt" doesn't strike me that way. The great thing about music is, it moves us all in different ways! 
Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
Also,Alan Parsons "I Robot" @ "Tales Of Mystery @ Imagination" 
VPI service problems
Dcbluesplayer:I totally support you and your situation. It's not easy for customers of a company with the reputation of VPI to come out and support one who has had negative experience. I've noticed this for years, from "rude", non-friendly respons... 
New Tom Petty
Audiofiel,This, "MOJO" represents a unexplored direction for this band.In my opinion, they "Nailed" it!This is more of a blues experiment, and to say that it is in anyway a failure, is to completely. "miss the point".TP Rocks!!!! 
Azimuth and the Fozgometer
Larryi,I don't deal with Acoustic Sounds any more. Chad is the definition of a manager who has his "customer base" as secondary to the bottom line!Unless you are in a different tax catagory than am I! 
VPI service problems
VPI has created a monster! In spite of their loyal following and years of great reviews, they chose to offer increasingly more upgrade paths than the market could absorb and, sadly are counting on their reputation to "see" them through. I was attr... 
VPI service problems
I've experienced some of the same problems with their customer service myself. 
Azimuth and the Fozgometer
Isn't it better to be able to rule out one importantant aspect of cartridge allignment so other sensitive issues can be addressed? Example: Tom Port tried to get me to not spend "big bucks :on a VTF meter, saying you can do it by ear. Well, yeah!.... 
EAR 834P Impedance?
Mingles: my humble thought exactly. 
Azimuth and the Fozgometer
I admit I'm not as versed on these issues as you all seem to be. Having said that, here are a few remarks...Adjusting azimuth by eye... That seems to be the preferred and less expensive method. My issue is, why is so much written about proper cart... 
New Tom Petty
Magnifico! 
bananas vs spades as terminals for speaker cables
Supposedly the best sound comes from no termination and just "tin" the ends w/ silver solder. 
Power Cords
I use a Grover Huffman PC on my EAR 834P and it opened up in 3-D bigtime. I've order two more PC, set speakers cables and phono interconnects (those were another one of those WOW! moments I had recently.