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any retipping advise on a linn troika?
I beleive that cart is made by Goldring. I have one as well and I am sure my dealer said is made by Goldering or at least they do the best re-tipping for Linn. 
What is your dream turntable?
If I ever sell the LP12 I think, budget permitting, I would love to have the Gran Prix Monaco with a Lyra Titan icartridge. But a distant dream at best. 
Happy Thanksgiving fellow Audiophiles
And to you as well. And to add to the list of gratitudes.We must be thankfull to live in a land where electric service is consistant. And to have a/c conditioners that complete the job. To have the freedom to buy any kind of music we want without ... 
New LP Returns
I agree with Cycloniman on that piint that the dealers should be the catalyst of a formal protest. But the record companies need to realize that the end user is unhappy and that if they were to try to bypass the dealer with direct sales that we wo... 
New LP Returns
I have heard that some dealers will actually refuse to do business with you if you are returning too many. I guesswe as consumers need to send the record companies a message. BUt it could backfire and we lose the records altogether. But economic b... 
McIntosh MC205 hum
I just bought a MC205 as well and replaced an MC7205 which had the same issue. My hum was in the speakers and presented itself as a buzz more than a hum. I do have a slight hum at the amp and that according to McIntosh that hum at the amp is the e... 
Has anyone tried refinishing your speakers.....
As a woodworker and audio junkie I have looked at doing it and the one advice I can give you is do not sand the veneer. As mentioned above it is too thin. Use a scraper available at Woodcraft, Lee Valley, Rockler and the sort all with web sites. S... 
Wilson better than Thiels?
I personally think that the Sophias are the best value and sound in the Wilson line up. The Maxx's sound great but I feel they deliver too much bass and lose the overall emphasis on the full music presentation. The Sophias just seems to balance th... 
Where to buy cable sleeve and heat shrink in USA
Try parts-express.com 
Request opinions on SACD/CD Players.
As an owner of a C5xe I can cast my vote. I have had Marantz players but not the expensive ones. they sound good and I also own a Denon 5910ci and it uses the same burr brown chipset as the Ayre. But something else is goingon as the Ayre sounds be... 
Solid State Version of Tube McIntosh C220
I would say in the current offerings a C45 will be the closest. 
New McIntosh system problem... need advice
Solid state Mcintosh would be the next logical step in that direction. C45 or something in recent years. The tube sound I think is what you are getting aquainted with. I would just give it time. After all the thing that we "audiophilaic inflicted"... 
HELP with Room Treatment See Slideshow
The one thing you don't mention is what issues you are having. Are you getting return echo from the hallway-kitchen side? That gives you a big unbalance on the left side. I would say try adding treatmenst to those areas to absorb any sound from co... 
New McIntosh system problem... need advice
The advice I read the most here is give it time and try new tubes. I am a long time McIntosh owner and just recently sold a MC352 in favor of a 402. That is a great amp, and does most things well. No amp does it all well, hence the audio industry.... 
Album burrs on outside edge.
Oregon, for 600 I'll even through in the label re-setter.After all a properly set label is the key to the stylus anti-eccentric tracking error correction force regenerator.And who doesn't want that gremlin tamed?