stiltskin

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The best "no fuss" turntable for $5K or less?
Hi Uncontop,Had a Linn Ittok for many years. Many good suggestions above...Have fun... 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
My apology for that last sentence.Was being called for dinner,several times,she was really starting to get pissed...Tonight we are going to check out Classics new 45 R.P.M. box set of Belafonte Live At Carnegie Hall. This has been one of my all ti... 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
Now that I have had the new Signature arm for a few weeks ,heres a few brief comments... The arm and cartridge was carfully installed and set up by my dealer ,then hooked up to a system in the store for a couple of L.P.s. Cold out of the box,the n... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Jt, Yes I am particularly interested in Micks KT-88 monos .Mick did such GREAT job on the Chenin I bought from him,these new monos should be a crazy good mate for my preamp. Having just bought a new system last year including a pair of used O.T... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi JT and welcome. Have you heard any of Micks amplifiers, even pre production models with his preamps in a system? Any comments would be great... 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
Hi Jdolgin, My suggestion would be to phone or send off an e-mail to V.P.I. and Nordost. Please let me know what they say about it... 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
Hi Dlwask,Thanks for your response. Today and through the weekend my turntable will be spinning constantly until I have to sleep to bank hours on the arm. Its going to be interesting as it evolves. 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
Hi all. My new arm arrived safe and sound to my dealer. Picked it up yesterday. I had the dealer install it for me. I thought that was best as I have ham roast size hands with thick fingers. Thursday was a busy day at the store so finally getting ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Oops,My opology .Its been awhile since ive been on Micks site. I also missed Slowhands and Steven1960 breif discussion on the new amps...Once Mick gets them squared away and up for sale,I will concider them. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
For anyone interested in reading about and having a look at Micks new KT-88 mono blocks, go to his site ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hi all, Any Harry Belafonte fans? Has anyone heard Classics new 45 r.p.m. reissue of Belafonte at Carnegie Hall? I recently bought it, however I have not spun it yet due to waiting delivery of a new tonearm. I appreciate your comments... 
Goin nuts deciding which Scout upgrade
Right on Ray... 
VPI JMW-9 Signature Questions
Hi Coffee, Regarding burn in time for the Valhalla wire. I sent off an e-mail to Nordost asking them about this. Jeff Wells of Nordost reply...Burn in time for just about all of our mono-filament cables are between 150 and 200 hours.You may not no... 
VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.
Thanks guys for your input...Yes ,mixing cable brands in a system can turn into real problems for you. Once my new sig. arm arrives and I log acouple of hundred hours on,I will see if that is enough burn in time or I may find out along the way tha... 
Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay
Hi Rushton, I sure appreciate your thread .I found it extremely interesting... Mr.Porter,you are a fascinating man.