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Koetsu cartridges - what arms work?
I have the new VPI prime scout. JMW 9 unipivot arm. Sounds sublime. Does anyone know if this is technically a match?  
Koetsu cartridges - what arms work?
Most amazing tool ever will show the compliance of the arm cartridgehttps://www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_database.php?m=Koetsu&t=mc&mod=&sort=2&Search=...= 
Turntable recommendation
Used vpi scout  
LP 12 Owners-If you were going to buy a new TT ...
Daveyf I had an authorized service center in Brooklyn NY do the upgrades and setup. After a couple of years it didn’t sound right. Did all the tests ie platter upside down etc. And it seemed to have gone out of adjustment. Brought it back they con... 
Need Recommendation for Turntable--$2-3k
Mtrot I have the new scout. Same design as the prime. Has a better motor, 300 rpm round one and improved feet. I can tell you that I listened to many tables before buying this one and it was far superior to some German tables costing twice as much... 
Need Recommendation for Turntable--$2-3k
Prime or new 2017 Scout  
LP 12 Owners-If you were going to buy a new TT ...
Still have my linn from 27 years ago have done a lot of the upgrades. This table has been a nightmare to keep tuned and maintained. Use the 2017 VPI scout which looks like a baby Prime. I can tell you that it's a great improvement over the linn an... 
$5,000 to spend for analog front end - advice please...:)
I just bought  VPI 2017 Scout. That was 2200. Amazing sound looks like a prime and has improvements over the old scout. Needle doctor has rebuilt koetsu black goldline for 2000. Amazing combo.  
best cartridge for 60,70's classic rock, folk ....
Koetsu Black 
Compendium of retail LP stores
Flipside Vinyl Pomton Lakes, NJgood selection reasonable prices only open 3 days because of the decreased demand 
New Cartridge for SME 309
Koetsu black. Worth the money 
Cartridge Suggestion for Scoutmaster / JMW-9 Sig.
Koetsu black 
Conrad Johnson PV11...Extreme sibilance, harsh sou
What ever happened with this. Did you straighten out the issue. 
Conrad Johnson PV11...Extreme sibilance, harsh sou
The PV11 uses 12au7's for the line stage and 1 5751 1 12au7 and 2 12ax7 for the phono stage.What components are in the rest of your setup and why an equalizer?audphile1 is correct this preamp inverts phase and you need to swap your speaker connect... 
Conrad Johnson PV11...Extreme sibilance, harsh sou
I own this preamp for years and have 2 friends that own this peamp as well. None of is ever experienced what you are describing. Either the preamp is defective or your problem lies elswhere. When you retubed the preamp did you poace the tubes corr...