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So what would you recommend for my next upgrade?
Gslone - got a vac cleaner so am starting to use. Courant - I do have a couple ADCs but not sure what to do with them. The records I want to transcribe are, so far, limited. Don't know what if anything else they buy me.....?No one's suggested an a... 
So what would you recommend for my next upgrade?
OK, just got out of the real world and OMG, lots of opportunity here! So to summarize:'- Czarivey - yeah, I know, digial's the future. I do have plenty of storage (~6 TB), a fast connection and the itch but I'm a little hesitant to jump into anoth... 
So what would you recommend for my next upgrade?
Zd542 - thanks...what phono amp would you think would be synergistic in my system? 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Stevecham - that was my experience, too, and I bought used ones. Actually, now that you mention it, the guy I bought from might have sold them for that reason. 
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Just listened to one of the CDs in the Stones album we were discussing -not loud, wife still in town - and, yep, there's a real sense of "there" there. Thin sounding still to my ears but lots of stuff going on inside what was there. Might be the b... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Mapman - well heck, that's good idea. May have to wait until my significant other is out of town 'cause I think they need to be played loud. 
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So the responses here have far exceeded my expectations and I want to thank everyone for the insights. My own journey is now going to split into a couple paths. First, based on the responses, I think there's an opportunity to mitigate the impact o... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Hummm, another set of thought provoking suggestions. Just got the set up back together so will try out tweaking the speaker locations first and report back.I would look at a new cartridge (Onhwy61 & Mapman thx) but the issue I'm chasing now li... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Unsound - you know, I've heard that and I'll try that as soon as I get the system back together (building a custom "near field table" for it). However, it was when I brought the Thiels in close that it clicked in place. I know this can be a game o... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Onhwy61 - The Rega 3 has a Blue Point Special in it. Tried several in the same cost range and liked that one best. As far as my "new" near-field set up - the one where I suddenly "got it" - it's really close. The Thiels are about 7' apart and my h... 
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Wow! Lots of great ideas and a couple breakthroughs for me. One, my CD player - a Rega Planet - has digital out which I didn't realize. The vinyl machine is a Rega Planar 3 with their 300B arm . . . it replaced a Planar 2 I found at Goodwill for $... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Thanks for the suggestions! I do have a tube pre that I can experiment with so I'll try that. Certainly a cost effective solution. I've always been hesitant to try an equalizer, seems so '80s...8:) but if I could easily by pass it on really good r...