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Phono stage for Denon DL103R
A couple of good sources for resonance calculations and a good discussion of comliance vs. effective arm mass:Great Primer on Arm/Cartridge matchingResonance CalculatorVan den Hul FAQEnjoy! 
Phono stage for Denon DL103R
To bring some of my perspective in here, in particular with respect to Tswhitsel's comments:Tswhitsel is completely correct to point out the problems of matching a very lightweight arm like the JMW9 to low compliance cartridges like the Denon. Fol... 
Linn Kolector or Wokonda preamp?
I directly compared the Kolektor and Wakonda over 2 weeks a few years ago. The Wakonda is better balanced, the highs are less grainy and smoother sounding. The Kolektor is more forward sounding overall with a little more drive. Overall I would say... 
help Terry Cain
I was quite shocked to hear about Terry - I was still talking to him several times over the last year after he still finished a pair of Abbys for me last summer. I noticed his missing posts on Asylum over the last few months, but did not hear this... 
Your top 3 comedians
Stephen ColbertJon StewartJim Carrey 
Thinking about selling my CD collection = MP3
Gretsch6120, are you really sure that you want to sell all your CDs for MP3? Sounds like something you might regret down the road. 1500 CDs don't take that much space to store (unlike 1500 LPs).Are you keeping a lossless version around on harddriv... 
Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?
Sorry, we're going to have to agree to disagree on both the estimation of emotion and the definition of "too perfect"! ;-) Of course, emotional connection is very listener dependent :-) . But I will make sure to put Donal Fagen on my table tonigh... 
Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?
I suspect the human element is lost or reduced when something becomes so perfect that every drumbeat is identical. Sometimes it is the little imperfections or slight variations that give feeling to music... a little emphasis here, a little restrai... 
Behringer DEQ2496: Ease of Use
Edaltford - good point. I run the Behringer fully open and attenuate with Endler attenuators down to regular levels. 
effect of tubes in cd players
I prefer german style cheesecake rather than new york style. Let me assure you the differences are NOT small. 
Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?
Sorry, but it is kind of tough to like Tom Waits and Donald Fagen at the same time...I stick with Tom for perfect albums.Kind of agree with Boa2:I don't dislike the album. It's just a little too perfect a puzzle for my tastes.Even Steely Dan alway... 
Behringer DEQ2496: Ease of Use
Tvad, to qualify my comments on the Behringer some more:Finally, I can detect some negative effects of even mild equalization circuit in my system.I did, too.The main problem is when you use the Behringer for frequencies above 150 Hz. Using the PE... 
Want to experience tubed CDP?
Some correction to my earlier response from 05-10-05:The newer version of the Audio Aero Prima uses a Sony transport, the latest MKII version a Phillips transport. Now which of the two is better is a good questions though. The change over is mainl... 
Behringer DEQ2496: Ease of Use
The Behringer DEQ2496 is a great little box for the money. A friend of mind borrowed me his for 6 weeks and I will surely get one for myself.It is not too difficult to use, but then I have a Physics Ph.D. :). It has many options and trying all out... 
How many pair of speakers do you own?
why you would own more than 2 pairs of speakersMore than one place to live - nonlocal entanglement.