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MoFi controversy
1. This is about misleading marketing practices...not which one sounds the best. A One Step could be made from an 8-track tape dub and may be the best sounding ever. However, the box needs to say the source and signal chain for such expensive pre... 
MoFi controversy
I don't own any of them. Always so much speculation on this discussion board.  I can tell you with certainty that mine don't sound any worse after getting this "news".  You may not think they are "worth" the asking price, but go try to find a c... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Golden Earring - Moontan  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Girl Trouble - Hit it or Quit it  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Robert Fripp - Exposure,  WLP  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby, Japanese pressing. Sound quality is excellent and it's really well produced.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Gilmour - About Face  
Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!
Thiel speakers can be really revealing of the source, maybe more than any speakers I've heard yet.  In my system they sounded good with my digital source, but a little like you described with my analog source.  Too bright.  I think your issue prob... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Stan Getz - Quartets  
What are you streaming tonight?
Jack White - Entering Heaven Alive, Qobuz.  I'm about halfway through and am really enjoying this.  A little more mellow, a little more musical than a lot of his work.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Deftones - White Pony  
On or Off
You have an on/off switch? Wow! My XP-15 phono stage doesn't. The only way to turn it off is to unplug it. I'm guessing it's meant to be left on.   
What is a good turntable preamp under $500?
I would upgrade from a Pioneer receiver or save up for better speakers perhaps before spending money on a phono stage, but if that's where you want to put your money the Parks Puffin would be my recommendation at your stated budget.   
Cartridges, Vinyl, Stylus, Turntable
Why on God's green earth would you need a turntable in a secondary system? I have a secondary system that I have been using to play grade all my records and get them entered into the Discogs database. It's no slouch.  The analog chain consists... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Stan Getz - The Chick Corea / Bill Evans Sessions