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Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ?
Hello Essrand,from my experience, the Alephs run very well with a wide range of Preamps, I used Klyne 7, Aesthetix Callisto sign., Lamm L2R, Lamm LL2 and my favorite match was with Lamm units. Specially LL2 (or LL2.1) is amazing (and reliable).Gai... 
Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ?
Hello Essrand,I listened to some Aleph Designs with Horn speakers and it was always a good combination. The recommendation from Stereo5 - ZU Audio - is interesting, too. Another idea is to check Reference 3A, those speakers are outstanding from Pe... 
1 tonearm 2 cartridges
The Graham Design is unique for that. When you want something similar, think about the Graham Phantom. 
Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ?
... now I need a right speaker to go with it. damn> 92dB / 8Ω 
Similar sounding of Lyra cartridge ?
---> Denon 103R 
Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ?
Yes. But it was never made for difficult speaker loads. It was a great design. 
Electric Bill
I got the Goldcard from them and when I visit them, I always get serviced by 3L (Long Legged Linda) the Hot Rod among their secretaries. I love Class A units. 
Headshell leads and Arche headshell
In the lat years I tried some different Headshell cables and from sonic quality, the best were Ikeda and Oyaide. The Ikeda was not too stiff, installation wasn't such a pain with bigger HS pins but some broke and I had to buy new set. Then I bough... 
Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden
Mail from a former US Senator:"Mr. Snowden, Provided you have not leaked information that would put in harms way any intelligence agent, I believe you have done the right thing in exposing what I regard as massive violation of the United States Co... 
jeff rowland model 6 and bps-6 connecting cabel
The connecting BPS Powercable between Amp & BPS will be available from JRDG only. But I am wondering that someone sells the BPS without it. 
Headshell leads and Arche headshell
Silver Cartridge leads....to keep the signal as good as possible aggelos leads 
Separates w/internal phono vs Integrated + phono
It depends on the intelligence of the Designer.You can have a- good internal Phono Board (rare)- mediocre Phono Board (normal)- good separate Preamp (also rare)- mediocre separate Preamp (normal)The only advantage is, there is no mismatch internal... 
What is the best sounding amp for Maggies 3.7?
My choice today for those:Lamm LL2.1 & Lamm M1.2R 
People buying Transports again?
There will be always a few audiophiles who want to spend much money and exactly for those are the Transports.I never listened to a digital combo which wasn't beaten by a single box Player, expensive digital is burning money. More and more realize ... 
DJ Cartridges - have you tried it?
In most analog systems you won't hear a big difference anyway. They are great for the majority of listeners who do not care.