Just got off the phone with Donna at SOTA. The new Sapphire TT is moving along well, faster than I expected. The gloss platter I wanted would be an extra $500, which she didn't think was worth it, and I agreed. The gloss platter was purely cosmetic, so no great loss not to have it. They're waiting on something for the SME 309's setup, which they might have this weekend, then things will proceed. I don't have the proper hexagonal screwdriver to remove the headshell; don't know what happened to it. Donna said she would look into whether she can obtain one and get back to me. If it's not too much money I'll go for it. I could have the Sapphire as early as mid-May if things go well.
Will brace myself for the bill, too.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks
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