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Diana Krall
I opened to read this discussion because I too am a big Diana Krall fan. But after reading some of the posts I just put on Shirley Horn "I Love you Paris" and I must say its right up there with the best of them. Hadn't listened to it in a long lon... 
Verity Audio speakers
I have the Fidelios and they are the original Model(really haven't had desire to upgrade or change). At the time when I auditioned them the Parsifal had a different Tweeter but I think the same midrange drivers. The Fidelios were considered a lot ... 
Art Audio Carissa Signature 845 or 300 b amp?
Mattzack2: I run a Jadis Defy 7 and also a Jota HC which is based on the 300BXLS tubes. The Jota puts out about 23 watts. It is a single ended design with a lot of the 300b SE magic. I think you should be able to score one for around $4,000. And i... 
Cartridge around $2K help.
Tom: Can't wait to here the results of this shoot out. I also have Michell(Odyssey) table and have been thinking of upgrading my shelter 501MKII. 
Tubes for your K&K Maxxed Out Phono?
Marc: I also have a K&K Maxed out unit that I built and recently upgraded with Kevin. And again I am running a JOTA HC with the 300BXL's. After doing the upgrade I also thought that my unit was to hot and was quit concerned after being so happ... 
Shelter 501 Mk II vs Koetsu Black
Davt: I was thinking of making the same move -- can't believe there isn't someone out there who has experience with these two. Where is everybody?capeman 
K&K phono stage
Building the K and K Phono Stage was a great experience for me and I would highly recomend it to anyone. The unit sounds fantastic and is a bargain considering what a comparable unit would cost. I am a first-time kit builder and was apprehensive a... 
Setting up a Shelter 501MK II
Thanks for the tip on using a deck of cards, and the Teres VTA adapter. I am already getting great sound, a lot more refined than the Grado and will put in the effort to get this right. Thank you,Capeman 
Setting up a Shelter 501MK II
Thanks for the responses. I set up alignment with the small protractor that came with the Michell(Odyssey) table but I do have a D&B protractor and will double check alignment were this is so crital. HOw about vertical alignment should it be l... 
Should I try to upgrade or scrap it all
JwaughWill I need an upsampler between the SFT transport and the Audio note DAC to get the best performance or will the Dac upsample for me.I have a DIP but not the upsampler. I take it you think this unit will give me the best of both worlds tube...