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Whats on your turntable tonight?
bleske Great album , I saw him for the first time in the early 70's at the Quite Knight in Chicago . I have almost all of his albums !  
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If you replace the AC power wiring use a larger gauge . Also you have 2@  5 x 20 fuses in your IEC connector that are probably glass , you should replace them also with ceramics , Bussmann or Littelfuse .    
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Nice Work Great pictures , one suggestion replace the glass fuses with ceramic ones .    
Which arms share the Rega Geometry?
AudioMods , Moth and Mitchell tonearms have the 222mm pivot to spindle length Check out vinyl engine for other tonearms if you would consider used arms .    
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rickysnit I used Cardas chassis wire and their solder , also their speaker binding post and RCA connectors .   9.5 awg from board to speaker posts !  and 20 awg from rca connectors to board .  Cardas is harder to work with than most because you h... 
OK...here's another tweak that really works
deecee " actually I like the effect after a few plays of music " I've noticed the same , thought it was just me .    
OK...here's another tweak that really works
Ayre  CD disc. "Irrational but Efficacious!". I also use the Cardas Frequency Sweep & Burn-in record .    
Best fuses for under $50?
robertsong $50 each ? I have 7 fuses on my amp , the most expensive is a Furutech as the main fuse , then I use 2  HiFi tuning fuses on the signal inputs and finally 4 bussman ceramic fuses on the power rails .  Total cost under $100 , but I di... 
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thieliste I installed Cardas silver/rhodium with gold nuts , or CCGR posts . This was one of the first things I did during the upgrade , I didn't notice a difference , maybe if it was the last thing done then possibly a difference could be hear... 
Ever Damage A Stylus Using Cleaning Brush?
prof From your description of the incident I going to say that your cartridge is OK and to guess that when the brush stroke when higher than normal that you cleaned of a speck of dirt that could have been the culprit collecting the dust bunnies .... 
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theaudiotweak a brass door panel and new box are both great ideas but to expensive to explore , but you now have me thinking about trying to use MuMetal on the door and/or fuse panel .  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54   I happy to hear the music brings back enjoyable memories to you also.  In Chicago the fireworks were over the lake a great black background , I enjoyed them from the late 60's thru the late 80's . @bkeske You forgot sitting on ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Reiner & CSO. Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture " Classic Records 200 gram I would go to Grant Park in Chicago to listen to the 1812 with cannons and watch the fireworks that were timed to the music .      
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jafant Thanks for asking about my summer , so far so good , the cooler and wetter spring has helped hold off the hot and dry summer forest fire season here in Oregon . Tom has been working with internal wiring for a long time so I'm hoping he fi... 
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CS2.7 upgrading update . A few months ago I had finished upgrading the woofer board and heard some improvement but nothing earth shattering , I am almost finished with the coaxial and the improvement is way beyond anything  I would have thought p...