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AR XA Turntable cartridge
Mate that with the "Grado wiggle" and you've really got something! 
How to upgrade "power cord" on turntable with wall wart?
Give "Uncle" Kevin a call and discuss your needs.https://upscaleaudio.com/products/sbooster-botw-p-p-mkii-power-supply 
It's National "One Hit Wonder" Day!
"Bottle of Wine (fruit of the vine)" - The Fireballs 
Kenny Rogers, 1938-2020
Pure Americana. RIP Kenny R. 
What would you say is THE MOST important factor to good imaging?
Another vital factor is the quality of your hearing. If the sensitivity and frequency detection of your ears is different, your brain can’t optimally decode and place images in their proper place. I know from personal experience. 
What would you say is THE MOST important factor to good imaging?
The quality of your A/C and the lowest noise-floor electronics you can afford. 
Anyone still using this player? Sony DVP-S9000ES
A beautiful, overbuilt to-a-fault (solid copper chassis) first of its kind SACD player. Bought as soon as it came out (early adopter). The problem was it wouldn't play half of the SACD discs I tried.Sony could not fix (tried twice). Paid something... 
watt puppy 5 base woofer surround replacement
If you need another option: http://www.vanlspeakerworks.com/index.htmlJohn Used to own "Chicago Speakerworks" across from my high-school (1970s). So he's been selling and repairing speakers awhile. 
Record Store Day postponed due to Corona Virus
What's a "record store"? 
Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth
Remember listening to WFMT in Chicago one afternoon, to music I'd never heard, and thinking "Damn! That's a GREAT conductor!" Turned out to be Sir George Solti.  
Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth
That's why they call it "fine art" because it's easy to "un-fine" it.BTW, did you mean "conductor or orchestra"? 
Low hum from amp
"the hum does not get louder but stays at the same pitch."It stays at the same "amplitude" or level (or volume or loudness) not "pitch".Pitch is different than loudness. 
O.K., I know some of old audiophiles can have a golden glow to our memories...that said,
Sorry, I've owned the Classe 6 preamp and the Classe DAC-1. Was not aware Classe even made a tuner. 
2 way, which are the best designs?
Never heard ATC but held in high esteem. Also, the new Magico two-way looks really interesting.http://atcspeakers.com/https://www.magicoaudio.com/a-series-a1 
GNEDBY RIP
I just installed a 12 cubby "Kallax" unit from Ikea. I did some math and determined it can hold 768 CDs using only one side (freestanding, it can theoretically hold twice that (1536) but weight would be an issue). Each cubby can hold about 64 disc...