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swampwalker

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First Tube Amp
@recluse- Not sure why you need to shy away from the used market based on local availability. This site’s classified ads are a global market for high end, mostly very gently used goods. If you stick with long time members with lots of positive fee... 
Tandberg Unit needing some love
You could also try Electronic Service Labs in Wethersfield CT.  
FM Antennas For Old School Tuner?
Any attic or roof mounted antenna will be dramatically better than the best indoor. If you have to stay indoors, the ST-2 is a good bet. It can also be used outdoors.  
First Tube Amp
Welcome to the wonderful world of vacuum tube audio.  A word of caution on SETs.  In your OP, you talked about classical, which can have a very wide dynamic range.  Although your speakers are quite high efficiency, these peaks can require lots and... 
I have the speakers I grew up with in the 50's 60's.
Jane- The problem you are having is likely a result of some semantic challenges.  The James Lansing 375 is a "driver" or individual speaker that covers a portion of the entire sound range.  It was used in professional theater type and PA type syst... 
John Prine
IMO since his throat cancer, and recovery, the sense of sheer joy he exhibits at being able to still perform just takes the show to a totally new level. His voice has suffered significantly - but if was never that *pure* of a voice to begin wit... 
What Do You Think Of This?
+1 simao.  However, he probably has you over a barrel having used paypal.  As far as I can tell, paypal usually sides with the buyer in these types of disputes.  One option would be to suggest that you two file an Audiogon dispute, which is more l... 
Digital streaming/library
I don't know about deezer, but you cannot download tunes from Tidal.  They stay on their servers, you pay a monthly fee, and they stream them to you on demand.  With the correct version of Tidal, you will get 16/44.1 aka CD quality data stream and... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
+1 tubegroover and gdnrbob.  2ci's were MY first entry into "high end".  If you want sizzle, maybe not your cup of tea.  If you want steak, OTOH, give them a listen.   
Cartridge alignment question/problem
I think what you are hearing is "print through" from the master tape.  According to Wikipedia " Print-through is a category of noise caused by contact transfer of signal patterns from one layer of tape to another." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... 
TT Stops @ 1/3 Points on Records
I just had the same experience with my Teres. Any hints greatly appreciated. I sent an email to Chris at the Teres audio address; not sure if it's still active but if I hear back, I'll post.   
John Prine
One of my all-time favorites.  Paradise is on the best songs ever written; totally evocative of a young boy's childhood in the country, combined with a strong environmental message.  I finally had the privilege of seeing him last September.  Even ... 
Pick A Tube Phono Preamp, but not just any Tube Phono Preamp
What is terrible is that I still can't find a definitive answer or a chart to how much gain is really needed with any given cartridge mV output. Check out the KAB gain calculator https://www.kabusa.com/pregain.htm 
Tube life
2500 hours is not an excessive amount for the small signal tubes in most pre-amps (there are exceptions) but it's getting up there for power tubes.  At that point, not a bad idea to buy a set, if  you can't find someone to test them.  If there is ... 
Newbie with some turntable, cable, pre-amp, and speaker questions.
How do you currently listen to vinyl?  Unless the TT you have has a built-in phono pre-amp aka phono stage, you will need a separate one to plug in to any of the line level RCA inputs on your AVR.  Looking under pre-amplifiers>phono on this sit...