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VPI Scout and Lyra
The JMW arms really like Benz and Dyna cartridges, although the Lyra cartridge and many others work well also. 
Passive preamp recommendation to my system
Passive preamps are a waste of time and money.... 
How a nickel can make a valuable improvement
Bearpaws are threaded on...surely you could have saved all that money by adjusting those paws properly. 
Gingko Cloud 9 Scoutmaster
Gingko makes perfect plasic covers for your turntales. 
Gingko Cloud 9 Scoutmaster
Yes Arnold...it does make VPI tables much worse. If you are interested in improving the sound if you have VPI minifeet, dump those as well and screw in Bearpaws from Vermontaudio.com. I have posted this many times on these pages...it works more th... 
Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP
add a sub-woofer. 
Merlin VSM MXr vs Thiel 2.4 vs Dynaudio C1
Pubul57...Putting Michelin tires on a Prius, does not make it a sports car. 
Electrocompaniet Nemo
Twilo...I too am using the Ayre V1xe. Your post about the amp getting hot is a puzzelment - you must be driving it pretty hard. My amp gets warm, but never hot. 
Integrated Amps with a Headphone Input
In many cases, the headphone jack is powered by a seperate and much inferior chip rather than from the audio output of the amp itself. Those who are interested in getting the best headphone performance should check with the manufacturer of their c... 
Whom to invite to a Powercord shootout party
You're wasting your time. A cable that performs well in one system might be awful in another. The winner of the shootout may very well come out at the bottom in your system. 
Should cable elevators be used?
Rok2id...ok...Say it ain't so 
Should cable elevators be used?
Rok2id...absolutely they would...if people are told they fix some imaginary fault, and if people are willing to send their checks, there is no reason why they souldn't be manufactured. If they help your system send a check...that's what moves the ... 
Merlin VSM MXr vs Thiel 2.4 vs Dynaudio C1
I think Thiel is a good choice for Classical Music if and only if you mate them with components with no warts upstream. ..but isn't revealing what's recorded the reason one gets good speakers? Merlin is the poorest choice of the speakers mentioned... 
Should cable elevators be used?
i DON'T HEAR ANY DIFFERENCE WITH OR WITHOUT THEM. 
Which MC for my setup?
Benz and Dyna cartridges work very well with the VPI arm