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Not Another NuForce thread......
this is the thing with nuforce gear in my experience, and others i have seen. ref 9 was a very good amp in my system. then nuforce released SE, and the reviewers gave good press to that upgrade, and with mine and others that i have read here on th... 
Not Another NuForce thread......
first off i owned ref 9, then ref 9se, i will be sending them in i a few weeks for V2, now let me see my initial investment is now current with whats sold new today. for cash up front, then some cash a year later, and again for the latest, deferre... 
Is it worth this tonearm?
I can understand your feelings on spending time dialing in your choice of new tone arm, but with all do respect i think once you have that caliber of tone arm you wont mind changing the VTA, once you hear the difference that is made in doing so.Wi... 
VPI mechanical anti-skate devise
after installing and using the devise i am going to go on record as saying its a much better way to apply anti skate. i have been using the new devise four weeks now IMO it works superior to the twist method. after time the wires relax and you slo... 
Static on Vinyl
Socoaste i feel your pain, i am having the very same problem, now that its good and hot down south the A/C is drying the house of humidity, a good thing for comfort but not so for vinyl pleasure, i think that a humidifier will be bucking the A/C. ... 
groove+srx
after introducing groove plus srx to my system and letting it settle in the changes are superior IMO.my other phono stage ear 834p modded and tubed rolled was a fine sounding pre. it has that tubey magic. tight bass, and highs are good also. i tho... 
VPI 10.5i tonearm and VTA
hello Sschwepler i think we all would like to have exact adjustments for our analog gear. we would like to be able to set it and forget it, but it seems that it does not work that way. for my 10.5i i use a ruler with the pull out get the arm the s... 
Leave an amp "on" permanetly
my nuforce ref 9 se amps stay on all of the time. no problems 
Nuforce v2: has anyone tried them
hello Plato and thanks for your impressions of V-2, i have the cap cut on my SEs like it better that way. but from what you are saying nuforce has done some work on that as well. along with the V-2 upgrade it sounds pretty much a no brainer to get... 
Wizard of Oz / Dark Side of the Moon
darn i missed the third lion roar, we have the great movie wizard of oz on and was checking up on some goning and caught this tread. the cyclone is right behind Dorthy, and we are going over the rainbow. alright here comes the colors. yea 
Beatles Love, should I run?
Well finally got to clean my copy. And just for Georges My Guitar Gently Weeps the lp is worth the price and more. This needs to be in any Beatles fans collection. The remakes are just super and the recording is fine. A real no brainer. IMHO 
Is the Ginko Cloud 11 the best isolation for a VPI
not that the ginko cloud is not the best for vip, for my rig using a maple platform with brass on top and isoblocks on the bottom are working very well, with no audible problems at all, they are sitting on a shelf and thats on a concrete floor, wi... 
VPI mechanical anti-skate devise
well i guess that Harry succumbed to the pressure to design a mechanical devise. it looks to be a very simple devise like most others on various tone arms. i am happy with my wire twist and i am not going to install it at this time.but i must say ... 
VPI mechanical anti-skate devise
hello Sschwepler i had to call to get mine and dont know if i want to try it. glad that you have your rig tuned in and playing well.i am thinking i will give it a try. they did not send any instructions but elusive disc has the whole install on th... 
Most resolving, transparent amps.
there are a lot of terms used in our hobby. the determining factor is your ears and your room.this is what makes this forum so loaded with terms and gives us all of this info. until you hear componentes, sources, and wires in your own music room t...