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Da Vinci AAS Gabriel
Dgad, that is not true. I bash nothing. I listened to that table more than a dozen times and there are differences between it and others. It is a discussion like everything else (cartridges etc.).I can understand, when someone thinks about a chang... 
Which cleaning solution do you use in you RCM?
Window Cleaning fluid from my car. Works well and is cheap 
Da Vinci AAS Gabriel
it is like waiting for the results of a Pregnancy Test during the whole listening session. 
Da Vinci AAS Gabriel
I listened to it 1-2 times, but I couldn't make a comparison. But there is worse out there.Well, a Walker table can be interesting, but whatever you do, it will influence the sound and no one knows, is it better or is it only different. The DaVinc... 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
That's for colored reproduction systems :-) 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
The answer is: because it is black :-) 
MONO cartridges
Got one.Don't have many - old - Mono Records, but after 10 years buying Reissues it is a Revelation. No ticks, no pops,no distortion and Dynamics 2die4.Really cool.Desktop-Picture 
Tube sound Comes, mainly, from? Pre or Power?
Power Amplifier 
Lyra Helikon vs Skala
Thoughts?I would replace the Phono Stage.Not good enough for any of these cartridges. 
Lyra Helikon vs Skala
I had a Skala and when I listened to the Helikon, I sold the Skala (still have the Titan i).The Helikon is one the the real good sounding Cartridges out there. The Balance is outstanding, better than the Skala. Good as it is, the Skala never moved... 
Alto High Fidelity label - any info?
Made in Germany? 
Should I buy a VDH Colibri or Black Beauty?
I think, vdH was the only one who made custom orders (I guess "Colibri"), he had some from his own idea or the customer said (even what kind of "sound" is preferred), what he wanted and vdH tried to do it. But I heard, based on his age, he gave al... 
Micro SX-8000 II or SZ-1
...by far the best comination to be a light but hard vinyl/acrylic mat from a source in GermanyProbably from DeltaDevice 
why is a 13" tonearm design really superior?
Tbg, I guess, it is the "Thales" Arm. Made in Switzerland. 
pass labs xa30.5 vs aleph 3
I listened a few times to the XA30 and 30.5 and the higher ones. I was using Aleph 3 and later on the 0 Monos. Well, I am not a technician, but from my experience the Aleph was never made to drive heavy loads, I used it with high efficiency speake...