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Speaker break in period
Mbhcid is right! New parts are stiff and must perform at a fast continuous rates of vibration. Just a new shirt is more comfortable after a few washings. The compliance of a speaker must be flexable and present no resitance to the cones excursion.... 
Cartridge for a Rega P2
go with a Rega cartridge for value. 
interconnect vs speaker cable
Start with the interconnect. The signal path starts there.Buy the most expensive cable you can afford, after a lengthy trial period of sampleing different brands and levels of those brands. I love Cardas, but not all their cables deliver the same ... 
Is High End Cable Really Worth It and What Brand
Good advice from JD, but I must add YES they do make a difference. I have gone from Monster to Tara to Audio Quest to Audio Majic and now Cardas. Ironically I wanted to buy Cardas years ago but didn't due to the investment.But I must add that I wo... 
What speakers to Buy. Big Room -- Bookcase App.
As a owner of the MX134 and a MC7205 (the five channel version of the 206) at 200 watters at 4 ohms I can recommend the Linn Katan a great sounding little bookshelf speaker and only about 900 hundred a pair. Another graet choice in a higher price ... 
Best Amp For Infinity Kappa 8.1 Speakers
As longtime owner of Kappa sevens I recently purchased a McIntosh MC352 and these speakers came alive. Kappas love power! Look at Bryston, McCormack, Sherbourne in the 300 @ 8 ohm range or don't waste your time the Kappas need the power to fully r... 
Vienna Acoustics Vs Sonus Faber
I have listened to both and would buy the Beethovens based upon the following:1-more cabinet colors available2-most musical with tighter bass(for music listening)3-better looking4-nicer cabinets5-better drivers6-better crossoversboth speakers are ... 
Rega P25 Tonearm Lift
My suggestion is that if you have a heigth problem with your lift then you also have a (vertical tracking alignment)VTA issue that needs resolved.Contact Amusicdirect.com and buy the EASYRIZER for the rega and install it then set your VTA and you ... 
Which
From my recent conversion to the Golden Reference, I can strongly suggest the GR's over the Nuetral ref's. I did an A/B in home comparision and thought the NR's were very accurate and precise, the GR's were all that and added a much better sound s... 
My VPI junior doesn't have aground lead
If your not experienceing and RF hum don't worry. If you are then try finding a chassis ground that will minimize the hum. 
Why would my CD player start skipping?
Try taking a can of compressed air and dusting of the lensit just may be dirty 
Turntable Set Up Questions again?
Here is my opinion based on years of experience with vinyl, in response to your questions1. I say stay with the maximum tracking force and do not exceed it at all. the designer of that cartridge is telling you that the 1.5g is where the sensativit... 
Copper v. Silver
It all comes down to your ear. Listen to a good silver cable then switch to a good copper, the a hybrid copper silver.I recently replaced my AudioMagic Excallibur II's ( a silvercable) and wnet to the Cardas Golden Reference. Big difference in det... 
Diana Krall
I seriously doubt that the record company would have re-released a bad recording in SACD format if the master didn't justify the expense or the perceived sales didn't excist. 
What's the best isolation system?
I have tried several things from Iso-Bearings to Vibropods and have had the best results with AQ Sobethane Feet under my turntable. On my CD players I use the Paulsen Platters which are no longer made bu are in breif a platter riding on apposing m...