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Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best?
What I like most about these LP12 'SOTA' guys, they really believe what they talk. And when I listen to their Systems it is so far away from SOTA that I really always ask myself, hey, is it really so difficult to l-i-s-t-e-n ?The answer is: yes 
Vintage Thorens turntable -Good or Bad?
It is a normal Mass Market Hifi Turntable which is ok in a Low Fi System. 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Syntax - did you recall why CD was such an instant success back in teh early 1980ies?Huh, this is a very serious question. Give me some time to think about it. Two or three days?But wait, I can ask my wife. (Yeah, I know, no real Audiophile will d... 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Phantom II-12 with additional weight 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Don't give up. It can be done rightBut is was not easy. I needed 5 min. 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Knowledge 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Well, the Set Up with a long one can be a real task, but it is worth the timedone right 
12 inch Graham Phantom
The relaxed handling with a long one and its improved contact area to the side walls can create a different reproduction of tones. 
12 inch Graham Phantom
Yes, it is longerComparison 
Great MONO recordings
The Mono Hifi News Test Record is hard to beat 
better tonearm?
Some time ago I had the chance to listen to -2- identical LP12 side by side, one was fitted with the regular Ekos, the other one with a NAIM Aro. I think, the Aro is a better Arm. 
Has anyone upgraded Audioquest DBS from 36v to 72v
I use Cheetah, Sky and Leopard for Tonearm. I made some comparisons with 36V, then 72V and 144V DBS. The difference is in the silence of the Background. Difficult to explain, not the usual "I hear more Bass, better Highs"....and so on. Simply supe... 
XV-1S and Antiskate
I tried nearly every setting from AS to no AS. Yes, no AS is definitely different, but in my opinion only "better in the first minute". I am back with AS, but as little as possible in combination with looking what movement the needle is going to d... 
Opinions on vintage Dual turntables
I don't know why there is such a concentration for these older designs. I had a Dual 731Q, that was at its time the best from all. When I did listen the first time to an Oracle TT from one of my buddies at that time, I thought, I am in the wrong U... 
Mono cartridge for Graham Phantom?
...a great sound and cost performer....Good Mono Cartridge