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McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
Reproduced sound is always a subjective matter of the listener and I don’t think Mikey gets that. I believe Mikey is more of a Mac hater than an audiophile. Don’t really share his views which is fine but Mikey really lost his credibility when you ... 
Classic 3 and Zephyr
Mike is going to make me a wand a few mm shorter. I have a Clearaudio Maestro that is being re-tipped at Soundsmith now. That will be the perfect solution as I'll be able to keep both carts attached for an easy swap. Thanks again for all the respo... 
Classic 3 and Zephyr
I did speak with Mike today. He said he's probably mounted about twenty Zephyrs and they do sit far back in the head shell as far as I previously mentioned. He didn't real have any explanation why SS designed it that way, and he too thought it was... 
Classic 3 and Zephyr
Thanks for your all your responses. I'd say I I'm about 85-90% back in the slots. I used the supplied jig with the Classic 3 and with my earlier post, once I took more care with the wire placement the second time around it doesn't don't look as ti... 
Classic 3 and Zephyr
Thanks, I'm not sure you can set the spindle on the JMW 10.5. The manual for the Classic 3 says something to the effect that if they didn't supply tool to adjust 'don't'. As I looked at it I really didn't see a way to do it either. I did remount t... 
What happened?
Follow up....I called VPI and the plate's primary purpose is extra dampening. Mike wasn't there but they offered to replace the platter, or I could leave it off or put on a couple dabs of construction glue and put it back. I'm going to leave it of... 
CAV-50 and 804 Diamonds
Thanks, that's what I thought. I'm looking at the Bryston B100 SST or the Krell integrated. 
CJ CAV-50 & Rega Planar 3/24
How would the CJ PV-10AL match up for a phono preamp?