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jasonbourne71

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Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade
Hey you furniture manufacturers in China here’s an opportunity to undercut Linn! China is already making clones of high-end amps. Plinths should be easy to fabricate and have considerable profit margin!  
Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers
@steve59 +1 For the money Revel speakers are excellent!   
VPI Scoutmaster Tonearm Upgrade
At an affordable price a secondhand Jelco arm would be a a good choice. I have owned one in the past and liked it!  
Bryston?
I have the .5 preamp and the 3B amp. The .5 is fine, the 3B needs repair work. Good stuff!  
Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option?
NYAL 150. This is a 75wpc Mosfet amp with a tube front end. I have one. The best of both tubes  and transistors -  New York Audio Labs.   
A cable too perfect?
In the dark all cables sound like same!  
3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies?
NO!  
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
Cream's Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire album covers are wonderful! So is Bitches Brew by Miles Davis!  
System advice
The Lampizator DAC will look pretty but compared to a Benchmark DAC it is way overpriced!  
System advice
Go back to your old system. It was foolish to listen to that salesman's advice! What he wanted you to buy was a waste of your money! He was a predator looking to earn a commission by selling you that more expensive Naim system.  
NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles
I will wait for John Atkinson's measurements in Stereophile. The Truth will set you free!  
NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles
Maybe the Bonneville's can be ordered with grill covers?   
I'm new to Step Up Transformers
The Paua is a moving iron cartridge and will work best with a high-gain phono stage - not an SUT.  
I'm new to Step Up Transformers
@lowtubes : I agree! Different SUT's, like different cartridges, have unique sonic attributes. So experimentation is in order! I have five on hand to try, including a Quicksilver.​​  
I'm new to Step Up Transformers
@chipcalzone : The cables from the SUT into the phono stage should be as short as possible to avoid loading down the transformer secondary. This is something that many users of SUT's are unaware of. My Cotter SUT came with fixed output cables of t...