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Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
Lewn...  the Morgan analogy is absolutely perfect.  This brought up my vision of when I got my pilots license.  The chief FAA guy at Teterborough airport in NJ drove a Morgan...a guy I could never hope to be as cool.  ..just about a month ago, I h... 
Help a newbie understand
..looks like you just did a lateral arabesque.  Those Snells are really good.  Anyway, the best sound for the least dollar spent can be had with good headphones and a headphone amp.  ....or....you can be absolutely amazed as I was with a Sony Walk... 
Springs under turntable
I'm guessing you're hearing more air around the instruments?  Those likely are resonances we seek to eliminate. 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
Victor nails it for me on my Macbook Pro.....more musical...less mechanical 
Buying b&w 803 d3’s and keeping 804’s as rears
my 5.1 system is in another room than is my 2 channel setup.   I only listen to movies on the 5.1....never music. 
For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question
Actually, the traditional tube sound and solid state sound have converged 
Do Tonearms need servicing
I had something called a Helius Orion.....needed servicing after a few months.  ...sent it back to England 2 or 3 times then sold it. 
Any advice on headphone extension cables?
Id get a couple of different ones that can be returned...even higher/lower priced ones for auditioning.  You'll find the right one. 
Tweaking the new Grado Timbre Sonata 3
I had Grados for many years...cartridges, headphones....they all need lots of time before they dance.   Be patient 
Headphone adapter for Ayre Codex
..I have the same dual XLR's......call Cardas and have them make you the proper cable.....takes about a week.....get the top (Clear) 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
If you leave the setup to a pro.....by you bring it home, it will need another adjustment 
Hum with Ypsilon MC26L SUT that goes away with touching
take some old lamp wire and connect SUT to the metal frame of the rack. 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
Mine always went out of adjustment (try bouncing the springs to see if they all work as one) 
What do you think of this power cord?
These end look to me like Oyeida 046 ends. If they are, they are very good, but have a tube-like sound....kind of rolled off highs, etc.  I made my own cable (quite easy)...with Furutech top of the line  looks like woven carbon fiber ends 
Focal Headphone Repairs?
This reminds me of my time when my wife wanted to go from the hotel to Louis Vuiton in Paris.. Until I pronounced the store name correctly, the taxi operator couldn’t "understnd" what I meant.