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The Cartridgeman Isolater.
audiofiel, there is life outside the usa , if you care, to make my point valid, i can send you a photo with the piece of junk sitting on top of my kuzma headshell ! 
The Cartridgeman Isolater.
i have tried it and it was mounted on my kuzma airline airey 3 for less than an hour, it robbed the life out of the music , dynamics etc were robbed, also it looks like a DIY job, piece of junk !! 
Which Shunyata Hydra is best sounding?
ihave the hydra 2 and 4, the 4 is definately better with lower noise floor, you can hear into the music more. 
ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ??
RIAA eq. Do any of you guys consider this as in my Nagra plp you are able to add jumpers to engage and remove to disengage, never mind impedance setting, iam quite surprised in how my Airey 3 makes the cymbals sound much more real when the jumpers... 
Reliability issue - Nagra VPA power not KR tube
Jjwa. The difference with the 845m is lower noise floor, you can hear into the music much easier picking out what is in the background, they are faster, more dynamic with better defined bass, the top end has much more air making cymbals more real ... 
Reliability issue - Nagra VPA power not KR tube
i have had my VPA now for 3 yrs they have balanced and single ended inputs so they are the newer type, i have tried the valve art tubes and found them too coarse. Iam now using the very latest 845m with superb results, shying away from the KR tube... 
NAGRA PL-L owner Question S
hello Artg, what tubes are you using internally on the Vpa, how are you getting on with your new 845m tubes. 
ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ??
I must be one of the unlucky ones as my colibri is the worst cartidge i have, you would think an enfant had made it, it is such a DIY. I have tried everything even running in past 500hrs, it was mounted on the kuzma airline so no issues there. Eve... 
Nagra Service?
can you explain as to some kind of short, if the bias is out they shut down automatically, have you been using KR tubes. 
Nagra PLP tube rolling just phono ?
The plp has 2 tubes in the phono 1 x 12at7 1 x 12ax7in the line stage there are 4 x 12ax7 and 2 12at7. When you switch to the linestage the phono tubes switch off to prolong thir life. Does the phono stage go through the linestage if so i suppose ... 
The New SuperTNT 845M
mine are on there way for my nagra vpa. 
Nagra VPA or ARC VTM200
i had a pair of arc classic 150 monos for quite a few years before getting a pair of vpa. 50 watts is not an issue as they seem to have as much as the classic 150 monos, they are vastly superior in every way mine are driving apogee stages with eas... 
Out of production reference turntables
the goldmund reference is still up there with the very best, i agree the t3f was by far the weakest link on the combination, but the kuzma airline on the goldmund well..... 
Isolation Platforms vs spikz on spkrs: Wilson WP7?
i took the mezzo utopia spikes off and sited them on maple boards 30mm thick that came off kitchen worktops, yes they are better without spikes, have not tried the sympossium yet.My floor is the joist/particle board suspended type. 
Tubes for Nagra VPA
maybe i have a newer pair than you guys mine have ballanced and single ended input, also there is a black button to the side of the volt meter for reading bias, there are recessed adjustment screws on the left hand side for adjustment.I find the m...