"messing about" or "measuring about" I'd rather see measurements that "subjective increase in SQ" ... I guess I don't understand why some of these designs are so void of measurements. Not an attack, really.. I just don't get it I guess.
I'll try:
phono stage > arm > table > cartridge > isolation > phono cable
In some senses "table type" would have to be the most important to me, but I realize that's a pretty polarizing conversation.
edit: yes, I totally ignored jp# post, heh just read it now though
Thanks guys! Spent the day yesterday in panic mode at work getting things ready for a big test/certification that we (were forced) into doing. Seems that this weekend will be the final push. Had to pull the 2 year old girl birthday party sob story to my boss to get some time off today I'm sure those with kids know that their birthdays always overshadow yours, but there's lot of pride in that I suppose!
All I'm saying is one can get boards stuffed cheaper in China than in some middle-class working dude's toaster oven. One's time in China is worth slightly more than $0, at approximately $3 per hour.
edit: doh, we're saying the same thing
dropped the orthos in the mail yesterday before the mail went out, sent them priority.
Do you ever get the sinking feeling that you did a really rushed job at packing? I shoved everything in a box more or less and went to ship them and noticed that something was bulging out the bottom and the box wouldn't sit flat on the table... probably a cup or something