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Help with TT ideas for my first TT
Get a Technics direct drive (SL1500C).  Great table at a great price.No belts to fiddle with:https://www.crutchfield.com/S-M69FZQj3bRn/p_133SL1500B/Technics-SL-1500C-Black.html?XVINQ=GLX&aw... 
Moving to France
Hum is caused by earth loops not transformers, unless your cables are not properly shielded. Otherwise, you have no worries.Some manufacturers have multiple voltage support in their devices.  If that is the case, you are in luck, otherwise....get ... 
Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ?
@mcdonaklHave you tried any class AB amps from Pass ?Your XA100 is class A and they are notorious for being power hogs.If you live in Alaska, you do not need a separate heater with class A amps :-) 
Sub Question. One higher quality sub or two lesser quality? (Rythmik vs HSU)
HSU all the way. 2 of those tuned properly will be unbeatable for the price.  
cost no object integrated amps
Pass labs class A amps. Nothing else even comes close.  
Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl
This issue does not have anything to do with a tube amplifier.You need a better turntable and a subsonic/rumble filter. I am surprised you see it on a VPI however since it is usually a better turntable.The rumble usually (but not necessarily only)... 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
@rodman99999 It is not just my ears.  It is also my measurements and the engineering norms.I guess you believe your ears and so do I.  I also believe my measurements and all the engineering knowledge that I have accumulated over the years.As I sai... 
D'agostino amplifiers: where's the beef?
Consider a Pass labs class A amp and never look back. The only unfortunate side effect would be that your A/C bill may shoot up in the summer but very few others come close.  
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
@cal91if you have noticed so much improvement in your sound then obviously you should keep your fuses. We will just have to respectfully disagree that the effects are not universal but very personal, and that standard measurements do not show and ... 
LittelFuses Series 285 AUDIO/MEDICAL Quality
I guess Art Dudley was referring to 'nonoise' with his statements :) 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
Oh and... cold fusion exists. 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
@cal91I build amplifiers at home as a hobby.  Over the years, I have built about 6 and given them to my friends.  The ranged from 25 W/ch class A to 400W/channel class AB.  I am an electrical & electronics engineer who graduated from UMIST (in... 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
Another snake oil subject. I do NOT believe power cords matter either, as long as they are within the required current specifications of the device.Again, double blind test.None exists.Modern science requires verification, measurement & proof.... 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
Only one proof for all this:Double blind test.....None exists.All the best to u too. 
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
Exactly, boring going over the same pixie dust with no engineering basis.And I have tried it, many times.You are either from another planet, or have bionic ears.