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Recording during the 70's
tak1 ... as the Recording Industry moved from tube equipment to solid state ... say from late 60’s to late 70’s, it took almost a decade for sound engineers to get "the bugs" out of the ss equipment which is why recordings from the 80’s generally ... 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
jollygreenaudiophile2 "The Laws Of Electricity"!!!!! Ohm’s Law is a guide. Nothing more. For what "Usually" will work, NEVER "ALWAY" will ANY of it work.Ohm’s Law is a guide for whom ... electrons? It is in fact a valid, proven law, right? To be ... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
thyname... In the meantime not one credible explanation has emerged as to why the last 2 metres of electrical cabling should matter exponentially more than the previous possible kilometres.Logical fallacy alert, straw man argument. I don't rec... 
The quest for sound vs. music
roxy54 ... I think that reasonable audiophiles go through cycles of tweaking/component change periodically, and then fairly long periods of satisfaction and musical enjoyment during which they don’t really give serious thought to upgrades. I know ... 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
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Rockford Fosgate Signature Phono preamp
jrun If I was going to check if a tube is my problem, how would I go about checking this out?  Which tubes should I swap?Swap the tubes between left and right channels. If the dead channel follows the swap, you know it's a tube.  
one box solution?
joekras ... the general consensus for best sound quality was roon + HQplayer + core (to be kept in another room!) to renderer + power supply to additional signal enhancers to DAC ...Roon is essentially a browser. By itself, it doesn’t have anythi... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
heaudio123 Why am I here cleeds? Partially Covid boredom, still working lots, but not in nearly as many meetings, and the work day never really ends ...I didn't ask why you're here, but I respect the candor in your explanation.... that is exact... 
Rockford Fosgate Signature Phono preamp
Isn't that a tube-based preamp? If so, have you checked the tubes? 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
heaudio123 Anyone who advocates for sited tests, or advocates against blind tests, can be simply ignored. Their ignorance w.r.t. testing of anything involving human perception is too limited to make their opinion of use or they have an agenda tha... 
Phono stage hum - Rega Aria
malmc02 The hum exists even with the cartridge not connected to the system ...That really doesn't matter. Have you tried a cartridge other than the Ortofon Cadenza Black? You need to rule out the cartridge as a source of the hum, and merely test... 
Phono stage hum - Rega Aria
Is this problem new, or did the system work properly previously? Do you know for sure that the phono cartridge is good? Have you tried another phono cartridge in the system? 
Phono stage hum - Rega Aria
A good place to start would be to temporarily use a cheater plug to determine if you have a ground loop.  
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
I’ve been into R2R since that was the only option for serious home recorders. I still have my quarter-track Tandberg TD20A and half-track rebuilt Crown SX822. I use them mostly to listen to historic recordings, which should probably be digitized f... 
To guard stylus or not?
I leave the guard off always, unless installing or removing a cartridge.