thomasheisig

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Neil Diamond Vinyl
Uhhh, that hurts .... 
Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ?
Nakamichi Dragon. I used it with the heavy Sony Super Metal Master Tape, it was a real good combination. 
Our home system: How good it is?
I don't know what I have done, but external listeners refuse to leave my listening room.I have to call my wife, she invites them for coffee/cake..... :) 
ICs with great natural sounding highs?
XLO Reference/SignatureAudioquest Cheetah 
Cartridges - what have you owned and your opinion
Taste and System is always different to each but I would like to rate them in another wayI was impressed from :Fidelity Research Fr-7 seriesTakeda Miyabi StandardZyx UNIverse"ok" cartridges, but no sleepless nights(some of them I listened to in re... 
Da Vinci Grandezza
One of the good sounding ArmsClick me softly 
Silver IC cable between Phono and Preamp
I can recommend the cables from "Signal Cable". The silver cable is really good. 
Doug Decan I think there is a new ZYX 4D cartridge
I think, the reality is a bit different. SORAsound made Zyx famous, mainly with the UNIverse. The main "problem" was (and is) that he sells them direct, without a dealer rate.Lots of Users had a very interesting experience when they compared their... 
best phono preamps?
Back to common sense now boys?You are sooooooo mean, but you are on spot. 
How would you rate the Well Tempered Reference Arm
I did use this arm for several years and it did the job very well. I am still a fan of the WT Reference and its Arm. There is much more worse out there. It has the right PRAT. 
Do speaker cables really matter?
Hello Douglas, yes, in my System description are no cables, but I use some :). I agree, PC's do make a difference, I use XLO with Oyaide Plugs and the PC from Oyaide (~ Tunami) 
best phono preamps?
Best for what? When you go for a very low output MC and you need high gain, I think, a transistor is the way to go (Klyne 7 for example, a good sounding unit, not so dead like most others out there).Or you can live with 55-60dB gain, here you can ... 
Do speaker cables really matter?
Yes, they matter. I think, the most important cables are the ones for the speakers and from Tonearm to preamp. 
Which is the best matching speakers for PASS XA60?
... good pre-amps too for this XA60Lamm LL2, Klyne 7 
Phono Cable Suggestions?
A excellent Phono cable is XLO Phono Signature (Copper) and the one from Audioquest LEOpard with 72vDBS (silver)