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What type inside record sleeves to you use?
Sleeve City Diskeeper are what I've been using.http://www.sleevecityusa.com/diskeeper-ultimate-audiophile-inner-sleeve-p/312nlps.htm 
Cleaning new/sealed records?
They still make new records? Now that is an amazing fact! 
VPI HW-19 Springs
I remember VPI telling me that the two sets of springs were wound opposite each other to prevent the plinth from creeping. I too preferred the sound with the Navcom pucks but I placed the black Delrin springtops with the three balls on top so the ... 
DIY upgrades to VPI platter
No matter where the weight is, the bearing will see the same load. If the weight is not perfectly distributed though, the bearing will have to deal with increased side loads. Not a great plan.What is wrong with the reflex type clamp most VPIs come... 
Stylus Rake Angle
I don't get this "slur" thing. The stylus is rigid/ inflexible and so whether the tip or farther up encounters the groove wall first, a deflection occurs. I'm not saying none of this makes a difference but if a guy who cuts lacquers for a living a... 
ultrasonic record cleaner
Look no further. No affiliation.http://app.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-ultrasonic-record-cleaner-new-model-v-8-cleans-8-records-at-once-2013-08-30-analog-23704-portsmouth-va 
tonearm parameters
I'm with Redglobe. Hard to do better for a grand or so. I would give up my SME-V before I'd let go my Terminator T-3. Adjustable in all areas from azimuth, mass, as well as VTA on the fly if you care.Terminator 
Stylus Rake Angle
I have been chasing this 92 degree thing off and on for a year or so with fair results. Basically, when I've checked the two carts I've had for SRA after setting them by ear the results are not far off that 92 number. BUT, when one of the premier ... 
New VPI 3D Arm
@ Don_c55, what about those XLR cables? Dumb or what? Why the insults? 
Reading that damn speed strobe disc
One word: KAB 
VPI 3D tonearm
Really Judy? That the best you can do? Seems your opinion is pretty well formed. "No offense." "I'm just saying." 
VPI 3D tonearm
Still no review? I'm waiting on pins and needles or should I say unipivots and styli? 
VPI Ceramic Platter
Regarding Buconero's above post, while I respect his opinion, Harry and his company have produced fine sounding TTs for a very long time. Most, although not all, are happy with their purchases as well as the upgrades. I am sure many things produce... 
Lyra Delos Stylus Replacement Options
What's with the "carty" thing. Is it like "vinyls"? 
VPI TNT MkIII - pluses and minuses?
There is a nice example right here on Audiogon.http://app.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-vpi-tnt-3-5-jmv-12-inch-tonearm-cartridge-lots-of-extra-all-boxes-70-off-2013-05-17-analog-92018I don't see an SDS included but they are available used occa...