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are "LONDON" pressings made in the UK, inferior to the Decca pressings
Some general info for better understandingDecca SXL made the very best recordings (from the Team, Hardware and from general understanding...Mercury is a different chapter) from the music repertoire we can listen today.Decca was extremely careful n... 
Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp
There was always a night and day differ between their endless Reference etc. Products.What does Reference mean? Their Reference? Or a Reference among comeptitors? (Well, hardly)Probably it is time to think about a Manufacturer who can do something... 
Which is the best audio magazine?
6moons 
Don't waste money on ultrasonic RCMs
You can use your tongue for cleaning records, too. 
Acoustical Systems APOLYT Turntable – The Revelation
... the Legend returns ...or"I was deaf but now I can hear"ok, delete the 2. sentence, in modern audiophile toy store - where the flavor of the month counts - it will not exist. Today this weekly flavor is the knightly accolade to get the respect ... 
Which is the best audio magazine?
Semi-ignorant ?I guess, he means those who use a certain area between the right and left ear while reading...probably a rare species in this business model .... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
When a reviewer "likes" something ...These "rants" from a "reviewer" pop up from time to time.It is meaningless, I think, it is done to catch a few new subscribers or to show, that oneself CAN think different (but first getting the permission for ... 
TIME'S CELEBRATION: ORTOFON FIRST CENTURY ANNIVERSARY ! ! ! ! !
I still would have thought that being such an important milestone and being in production for 100 years, the cartridge releases are for the rich and famous, nothing for the common man who still has to pay big coin for a halfway product.Halfway? Ar... 
SACD
I am one of those who went away from SACD. They sound good when the whole recording chain was done via SACD. Unfortunately, there are a few audiophile records, most is unimportant.The Majority of SACD use the 44.1 master and it is converted to SAC... 
Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C
Will 47 ohms work? Or should I start out at 100 ohms?You have to try it. There is no Standard (unfortunately). The result will be different from Manufacturer to Manufacturer. Phonstage A with 100ohm will not sound identical to Phonostage B with 10... 
Vinyl VS Digital
Before I am going to buy a vinyl record I'll buy the same title 2.hand cheap at ebay. For a sound check. When it is flat, compressed, lifeless.... I'll throw it away (95%) and don't buy the record ( when it is done after 2005).Digital saves me a l... 
Beware the audio guru
I think, you will find for everything a Fangroup. Best advice from me, check your sources. Yes, I agree, some take themselves way too serious but on the other side...there are also big bucks rolling down the street.In all my years listening to end... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
Well, the high end world is badit was also bad 10 years agoit will stay bad in the next 10 yearsMagazines live from Advertising, no one writes for free. There is a writer for Digital guys.There is a writer for the expensive unitsThere is a writer ... 
Can you ever get perfect alignment?
Of course you can get a perfect alignment. With some carts it is easy (carts with naked cantilever for example) and with others it will need time. Take care that "it" will fit perfectly onto your spindle (they can have different diameters)...The G... 
BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors
Can this small amount of variance have a sonic impact?Yes, but don't worry. Most alignments are done wrong and the owners won't notice.