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Rega RP3 Bias/Anti-Skate
Also try no Anti-skate at all.... you may very well like that the best. 
Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it?
You can upgrade again and again only to find that the money you spent could have bought you a better table. 
A question about preamplifiers and headphones
The headphone output is usually an afterthought in the circuit...usually a poor quality chip. I am using an Ayre preamp into a dedicated amp for my 650's with astonishingly great sound. 
Sound room flooring advice needed
Floating a floor will give you unwanted resonances. Carpet over carpet pad on cement would be my choice. Spike the speakers and the equipment cabinet. 
VPI 3D tonearm
Wc65...then get in that mustang and resume your sleep. 
Musical fidelity Nu Vista M3 vs Ayre AX-7e
Bo.... The Wilson Alexandrias will not bring the best in sound regardless of the electronics used. Use Ayre equipment into good speakers (Vandersteen, Maggies, etc) and you will hear that Ayre is preferred. 
VPI 3D tonearm
Actusreus....it seems so very much irks you. Have you heard the Discovery wire? Once upon a time Harry Pearson said that Nordost Valhalla resides in his state of the art system....no longer. The world moves on. 
VPI 3D tonearm
Actureus....you are correct....Valhalla WAS top of the line wiring for VPI arms..however the new Discovery wire that is used in the 3D arm is better...especially in the mids (is what Harry tells me..I'll report on it when I get my arm wired with t... 
New VPI anti-static mat for Classic Platter
hiendmuse mine is solid 
Garrard 100 Zero SC
Very, very high friction in the tonearm. If you insist on this table, get a very rugged cartridge 
Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search
...and here is MY bit of advice. Listen to as many speakers as you possibly can - in and out of your budget. You will eventually learn what pleases you and will know instantly at that point that the speaker that puts a smile on your face and a tap... 
NAD M2 with Sonus Faber Cremona Ms
The speakers are very much better than the amp.... 
VPI 3D tonearm
Don...why are you so angry?? Why are you writing at all?? You don't know what resonance is?? You don't know that a dropped counterweight lowers the center of gravity and makes the arm more stable? You probably don't know that the new Discovery cab... 
XLR cables that sound bold, natural, real..silver?
You should audition any cable in your own system to hear what it can do. I am using Anti-Cable silver XLR \Xhadow connections with great satisfaction. 
VPI 3D tonearm
Don....the difference between the 3D arm and others (aside from the increase in stability due to the brass fitments, is that the resonance signature is extremely low...(vanishingly low as was explained to me). All other arms of metal, wood, etc. h...