I see the Sturtevant-Richmont 36/4 torque screwdrivers available on this internet. What isn't obvious is how you use this with, say, the 20mm socket needed to tighten the Karousel bearing nut(?) Is this a special socket or a standard 3/8" socket? if the latter, is there a 1/4" hex to 3/8" square ada...

Those with eagle eyes will notice that this is a different torque than the 2.6 +3 I had used in the comparison on my system. After a little reconsideration, based in part on only having compared torques on a Klimax LP12 with Urika and Nordost cables, I decided to do some more testing. I started wit...

Was there ever an update on this issue? Have all Lingo 4 owners on this forum clipped the offending connection? How about Linn - have they revised the design of the XLR ground connection or do they still have their heads stuck in their............ sand?

minimalistic solutions usually incorporate heavy compromises. To correct for the compromises, complexity will increase. Peter Walker (of Quad fame) once said "The perfect amplifier would be a straight wire with gain. Well, first it would hum, so we'd have to shield it. That would create capacitance...