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What Does a Cartridge Compliance/Tonearm Mass Mismatch Sound Like?
OK  I will bite how does the weight /torque / horse power car example have to do with compliance of a cart and the weight of tonearm? 
Tube Phono Stage with balls, and slam!!
On the cheap I would try adding some weight to your arm.  It has ben said by many people that denon 103 family love really heavy tonearms.  I have been building lots of tonearms lately and the heavy 12.5 wood ones are magic with 103 and 103r.  If ... 
Bad NOS tubes...
Try cleaning the pins on the tubes/sockets.  Chances of 4 out of 6 tubes defective????  Maybe the plate voltage is high and mullards do not like it. 
Tonearm mount on the plinth or on Pillar ?
Raul's tongue and cheek is on the money.  The variables are endless.  Drives, motors, materials, size , shape, weight etc etc etc...What would be nice is someone with 1st hand experience with a table that has a arm attached and a pod that can go o... 
Sony playstation 1
So I guess 6-moons and stereophile can not listen to the great gear you own. Why would at least two mags who could not sell ads for a outdated game player speak so highly of it? So I guess you can spend 5 grand on a player whose lazer is going to ... 
What is Warmth?
You guys have taken a subjective word and tried to make a objective answer out of it.Here is a question which is warmer a alto sax or a tenor? Or how about a trumpet vs flugelhorn? Maybe we should ask ourselves should that sound electric when ther... 
Terres TT why a mystery
You guys are being to nice to the dealers. The bottom line is the bottom line for them. These are the same guys who have been telling me for the last 20 years Cd's are the answer. These are the guys who told us transistors are the answer etc. etc....