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The best speaker you ever heard?
Focal Utopia series. They just sound right.BTW,I'm taking a Poll on two very influential jazz recording engineers. Please visit my website and vote for your favorite jazz engineer: Rudy Van Gelder or Roy DuNann and spread the word. TIA.Michael Mig... 
Soundstring GEN 2 speaker cable.Anyone using them?
My system uses all SoundString Tricormaxial cables with a few exceptions.I use a pair of Au24e coming out of my Allnic AUT step-up to the phono 1 of my Harman Kardon Citation 1 pre, a pair of Dynamic Design cables coming out of my Citation 1 into ... 
TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS
How many of the super expensive belt drive TT's need a speed controler to be accurate? 
Which Harbeth?
Go to Audio Cognoscenti:http://www.audiocognoscenti.com/retailers.html 
cables for Harbeth shl5
Go to Audio Cognoscenti:www.audiocognoscenti 
TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS
Johnnyb53,I totally agree with your statements and personally, I think one has to spend upwards of 10k for a turntable that will beat a modded SL-1200 markedly. 
Living Voice for Shindo?
Please check out Audio Cognoscenti:http://www.audiocognoscenti.com/retailers.html 
Technics and Threshold?
I had this combo for a minute and the slight hum from the Threshold fet 10pc annoyed me. I replaced the Threshold with an Allnic Aut-2000 SUT and a Harman Kardon Citation 1 Preamp. Nirvana.Please check out Audio Cognoscenti:http://www.audiocognosc... 
TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS
One thing I left out from my previous post was my Allnic AUT-2000 Step-Up-Transformer which feeds the Harman Kardon Citation 1 Preamp. 
TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS
I have a technics SL-1210 with KAB fluid damper,Cardas arm rewire,strobe disabler,and power supply.Funk Achromat 5mm,sumiko headshell and a Denon 103R running thru a Harman Kardon Citation 1 pre feeding a Mccormack DNA 500 feeding a pair of JMlabs... 
Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias
I use a Harman Kardon Citation 1 with a Mccormack DNA 500 with JM Lab Diva Utopias. MAGICAL!!!! 
Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge
I haven't tried a 103R yet but have been using a 103 for the last 2 years. I had mine mounted on a highly modified Technics SL-1210 going to an Allnic AT-3000 step-up and into a restored Harman Kardon Citation 1 tube preamp feeding a pair of JM la... 
So what is the best speaker you have ever owned?
Focal Utopia ALTO. 
Good tube preamp for McCormack DNA 500???
I use a restored Harman Kardon Citation 1 with my Mccormack DNA 500. NIRVANA!!!!! 
which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ?
Give the Allnic AUT 2000 an audition. It is "Incredible".