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Turntable Purchase Suggestion
Same as always; send an email to Scheu and Dr Feickert will answer your questions. The prices seem somewhat flexible is my experience. Not much but somewhat. I had to use a bank wire transfer to effect the purchase as they do not accept Paypal and... 
Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc.
I urge you to consider a Scheu premier II table direct from Germany. A 9" arm version with 80mm platter can be had for under 2000 shipped methinks. The standard 50mm platter is maybe 200 less. It can be ordered in a single 12" arm configuration, 9... 
What speakers do you use with your SET's?
Galante Rhapsody used here; love them and the cabinets are solid wood..canadian maple and spruce 
The best used surround processor under $750???
arcam avr200 
Opinions on Levinson No. 27 AMP
I owned a 27.5 for a number of years and only sold it to finance a home theatre system (mistake, another story). In a few discussions with Levinson freaks, 'er fans, the consenus is that the 29 is the best sounding of the bunch. My understanding i... 
Top 5 Best audiophile tracks to test equipment
"Perfect Sense" from Amused to Death..Roger WatersBeethooven's Ninth Symphony...Solti Chicago SymphonyShakti w/John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussein....recent CD live recordings in the past few years..one titled The Believer is exceptional 
Best budget tuner
McIntosh MR74 often presents a good value; ie, much less than the MR78 and most of the performance. This is discussed in the McIntosh section of FM Tuner Info. 
Levinson No. 23 with Thiel 3.6?
A nice high powered VTL tube amp with enough power in triode mode... 
Best budget tuner
Yamaha T1, T2, Nikko Gammabought my Onkyo T9 Quartz locked tuner with 6 month warranty locally for 100; great tuner 
Turntable Purchase Suggestion
I second the rec of the Scheu Premier II. I purchased one with the dual arm plinth and 80mm platter. It was about 2000 inc shipping. This is less expensive than any Teres (non kit) by far. Having said that I would prefer a Teres 245 but cannot jus... 
Turntable Purchase Suggestion
Brand new SME arms (M2 and 309 and M2-12 and 312) can be ordered brand new from UK for 1175 and 1600 (12" versions; 9" less expensive) from Vantage Audio inc shipping. That is a LOT less than here in USA. Of course, you won't have a dealer to inst... 
Rocky return to vinyl
Because the arms are made to be good performers but cheap. Anyway, the RB200 might be a good arm for a lower compliance cartridge like a Denon DL103R. Or, a Dynavector 10x5 (high output).Do a surf for "Last Record Cleaner"; their products are supp... 
Good Bookshelf Speakers for Dared SET Amp
omega single driver speakers...priced from 600 to around 1400...occasionally there are some used ones on audiogon that are a great value 
Efficency- Low vs. Hi?
There are so many medium and high efficiency speakers with excellent sound that I see little reason to use low efficiency speakers. Only exception to this statement is if you gotta have something like a big Soundlab electrostat or Acoustat vintage... 
Best turntable for easy setup and no maintenence?
or a rega p25