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UPGRADE FROM VPI SCOUTMASTER
If anyone has an issue with the "wiggle" of the unipivot on a VPI arm...for 150 you can install the 2nd pivot which eliminates the wiggle, and provides better sound for the arm.  Highly recommended. 
20 cents
Gary...a Honda works, but a Porsche works better. 
Robb Report
Actually Freediver.....you're exactly wrong. If you'd actually open the cover of the mag, you'll not hear any music....only see the highest level of artwork, either in fashion, in photography, in industrial design, etc.  It gives one a glimpse of ... 
Kimber 12tc incompatibility with ayre my-r twenty
Sure....everyone has their preferences as what they like.  When I got my Ayre stuff, I also got the Ayre cables.  I was excited and fine with the system until a friend brought over a couple of Nordost that he liked.  The difference was incredible.... 
Ordered my new amp today... been a long road!
Congrats Captain......I said the same thing many, many components ago. 
Kimber 12tc incompatibility with ayre my-r twenty
I have all Ayre equipment also....with 30 ft interconnect....no problem no matter which cable I’ve tried. I found Audioquest and Wireworld to be really good, and Cardas to be the most disappointing....but they all worked. I agree that Gary and cre... 
Who can dance?
I still do the Twist.... 
Black Ash.....
My speakers are Kowazinga....  paid extra but worth it. 
Anticables
Anti's are good cable...made well, perform above their price point.   They are very thin and may look fragile, but they are not. 
VPI Turntable choices.
I suspect all VPI's are upgradable....re: Ginko Cloud .....it was absolutely no good for MY turntable (I like the guys at Ginko)....try replacing the feet with cones. 
Fan on Amp Unbeatable
I had an original Ampzilla with a noisy fan....turned the volume up. 
Looking for a low gain solid state preamp with balanced in/out
I love my Ayre K1xe.... 
How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years?
Thanks  for your caution....  In fact, the amp only gets warm - never hot to the touch.  ...and too, the tape was put on by the factory.  It covers only about 15% or so of the fins, and only in the horizontal plane...the fins are vertical.  Thanks... 
How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years?
Frustrating is right Dave..... Tried left/right cable swap and remained in the left...I even tried entirely different brand of cables...no luck. Moved the chairs/sofa to another room....same. 
Audible Illusions 3A phonostage with Ayre KX-5 Twenty
I have Ayre as well....when I use the balanced operation, there is a definite improvement in the sound.  If you don't use the differentially balanced circuit, you're effectively not using 1/2 of the amp.  You can call Gary at Ayre who is a very ni...