celtic66

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Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
ATC SCM 40 active floor standers. 
I need advice for power cords
Would upgrade all you can afford. I count 4-6 components.  Patrick Cullen cables are great and affordable for this.  cullencable.com 
Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
pfieffer +2  I'm running the Mercury 3 right now with a very high end setup and it rocks.  The Ultraverve should be great. 
2 way, which are the best designs?
dweller +1Love ATC active.  http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/professional/loudspeakers/scm20asl-pro/ 
Rega Aria
Contact Rega, you would actually need a step-up transformer to reach the original design for 230v and I believe 50Hz vs 60Hz.I would believe there is a simpler solution.  Of course the power cable connection may also present a challenge.  You will... 
Speaker cable recommendations in my budget
OP asked for speaker cable, let's keep with that.https://www.partsconnexion.com/DUELUND-81415.htmlThis cable comes close to my Decware speaker cable which is quite good.  Remember, you need 4 runs since it's sold as a single strand.24' = $240  Too... 
Completing and old system: suggestions for class A amplifier
Sugden. 
Second sub connection
Do not have intimate knowledge of your subs, but usually there is a mono option, usually the left channel being mono.  If so, simply connect the left channel output of the preamp to the mono of the left sub, connect the right channel output of the... 
What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found?
Just installed GIK diffusors and they work great.  Addressed some smearing and focused up the vocals.  Bit more control of bass.  I also have 6' quarter round ASC treatment in the corners. 
Why are Trolls not blocked
You would rob us of this rich perverse entertainment?  This is all some of us have.  The rantings of self-absorbed thermophiles.  Perish the thought man.  Now be a good bloke and submit something lame and agitating.  
Your first system and your journey...
14 yrs. old;  Dual 1229 TT, Shure V15 cart., Heathkit 50wpc integrated I soldered together, Coral speakers, lamp cord speaker wire in the middle of nowhere Wyoming.  First album Buddy Rich "Rich in London".  Could it be any weirder? 
some help with speaker placement/purchase
Agree with rego about sealed design.  A sealed design simply is more often a controlled sound and less interactive with its surroundings.  I'm the guy who always flogs active speakers.  I'm the ATC fan.  Of course there are other sealed active spe... 
Axe to grind know it alls
mapman is the new patron saint of critical thinking.  Ignore; your adrenal glands will thank you, your duodenal ulcer may not develop or grow and you may not contribute to that aneurysm or infarct.Now go listen to something hot! 
ATC SCM7 v3............on the way.......anyone use them?
Great choice.  ATC designs the SCM7 to do what it does well and no more.  It is well balanced, detailed and midrange magical.  They can be made to disappear with the right front end.  They do not thump, peel paint of walls or do the Rolling Stones... 
You are invited on a "trip down memory lane".
VTL Tiny Triodes mono blocks, second version.  Only 500 pairs made.  They were gorgeous, small in stature and could scare the hell out of a lot of speakers much larger than them....... and I stupidly sold them.I took them to an audio shop to demo ...