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Mint Tractor
Viridian...I don't think that VPI has a different alignment. When I last spoke to Harry, he said that I could use the ubiquitous DB protractor as a check to the VPI protractor and get the same results. My thought is that the Mint protractor is mor... 
Does a Power Cord make a sonic diff on a TT
Probably not 
Suggestions for an effective record cleaning kit??
Grimsbylad...have you tried steaming?? I don't think you would repeat again those words if you had. 
Ever demag a cart this way?
Firstly, check with your cartridge manufacturer before using this or any demag. technique. I have a Benz, and they said it was fine, so I use my fluxbuster to great advantage. 
Suggestions for an effective record cleaning kit??
Personally, I have a Nitty Gritty and found that steam cleaning is better, and cheaper. I have a Perfection steamer that was about 20 dollars from Waldgreens, and I'm in business. 
XLR-RCA: Adapters or Custom Cable?
..just a reiteration that damage can result from adapters. That doesn't mean it does do damage, just that it CAN do damage. I remember clearly my Rowland 120 lbs. Model 7 having to go back to Rowland because of the non-standard use of XLR with eit... 
To bi-wire or not to bi-wire?
Biwiring is explained scientifically on the Vandersteen website. It works, given that you use seperate (not jacketed) cables for the lows and highs. 
New B&W
I drove my 802D's with 200/200 Ayre amp...never had a power problem. I bought them after my wife died and needed a present, and loved the way they looked. I quickly tired of the fuzzy, and flat presentation, and went elsewhere. 
Mint Tractor
Correction...Yip is in Hong Kong, not Singapore Sorry 
Harmonic Tech Pro AC-11 vs Acoustic Zen Tsunami
No one can tell you the truth. Only you using them in your system will know the differences. 
Revel Salon2 vs. B & W 802D vs. Wilson W.P.7?
My opinion is for the Revels...I had 802's and got rid of them, and know the Wilsons and won't have them. 
Mint Tractor
When I checked the alignment, so that the stylus was exactly on the line at the farthest point from the spindle, it was ahead of the curved line of the Mint about 1/2 mm at the closest point..near the spindle. Even though it seemed only a very sma... 
Suggestions for an effective record cleaning kit??
I have a copy of "Tea" as well, and it really is not just decent, but quite wonderful. My experience is that steam cleaning cleans better than any spray, machine, et al. There are lots of comments on steam cleaning on Audiogon. You really might ch... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
This group of posts is amazing...I never thought people would have so much to say about steam cleaning records 
I'm taking a poll...
More like "B", but then I leave it there and don't adjust for every record