Thanks for the kind comments. Laza- I bought the Shilabe, and first tried it on a friends system. He has a slate plinthed Girard 301 w/ a Schick tonearm. The sound was excellent. As a matter of fact, my friend bought one as well. On my Basis/Vector 3 setup, results were much less astounding. It was rather flat and lifeless. I didn't invest any more in to my setup, to make the Shilabe work better. My friend has also moved on, to an Ikeda cartridge. The EMT Tsd-15 is a winner in my system, w/ my Amadeus table. It has excellent detail, and a big, bold sound. It is a sleeper for the money. It also seems much easier to match than a Shilabe. My friend also felt the Shilabe could be a bit fussy, unless everything was just so.
