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VPI Scout 1.1 Cartridge Recommendation
I have used the Dynavector DV-20 X and DV-20 L as well as a ZU/Denon DL103 Cartridge on my Scout. Liked the Low output version of the Dynavector 20 the best & the ZU/Denon second. 
Audio Research D-115 half tube install question
Sounds to me like a good way to wreck your amp. Don't do it before calling ARC. 
Odyssey Kismet Reference Speakers-
Glad you are enjoying them. Keep us posted. 
Odyssey Kismet Reference Speakers-
Congratulations. How is the bass, is it room filling with body? Any aggressiveness in the highs? 
How many remember Don Kirshner's Rock Concert?
Many years ago, I would stay up late on Friday nights to watch the concerts. I saw Jethro Tull many times as well as many other great bands from that era. 
MBL 101e mk 2 Speaker Owners?
In my living room, I had to place the 101's close to the rear wall and the sound was very closed in. I had plenty of power with my Stratos Extreme amp, but the sound just didn't gel in my room. Since it is the living room that I share with my wife... 
MBL 101e mk 2 Speaker Owners?
I couldn't get the MBL's to sound good in my room so I gave them back to my friend. Still hungry for speakers, I purchased a pair of Golden Ear Triton Ones and am very happy. I have heard Gryphon before and always came away impressed. How large is... 
Rhode Island, Southeast Mass.
I'm definitely in. I can be contacted through here. 
Rhode Island , southeast mass
stereo5Woonsocket, RI 02895 
MSB BREAK IN PERIOD
My Esoteric SACD player took a couple of hundred hours to break in. My Wyred4Sound dac took about 100 hours. Patience is a virtue. 
Golden Ear Triton 1 Amplifier suggestions
I use a Audible Illusions Modulus 3B all tube preamp with a Odyssey Stratos Extreme+++ Power amp. It is connected to my Triton One speakers via Groneberg Quattro Reference speaker cables and interconnects. They really will bloom around the 200 hou... 
Impedance mis-match?
I use a V-link192 connected with a 75 ohm Wireworld Starlite 7 cable into a Wyred4Sound Dac1. Sounds better than my Esoteric UX-3 SACD player. 
Diana Krall, Wallflower
Best thing to come from Diana Krall is her great legs. Not a fan of her music. 
Rega RP8 Clearaudio Concept Wood or...?
I am running a VPI Scout with the JMW 9 arm and the ZU/DL103 cartridge. It sounds wonderful going through a Bob's Devices SUT and my Audible Illusions Modulus 3B Tube pre. 
Recommendations for a mat for the PS Audio PWT
I would think that the PWT isn't designed to use with a mat. On the other hand, I used a SID mat (sound improvement disk) and it worked fine on my Jolida cd player but not on my Esoteric sacd player or my Sony sacd player.Doubtful it is needed.