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One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer?
I have a table with 2 arms (feikert blackbird, Kuzma 4pt and schick 9,6.  Koetsu Onyx on the Kuzma arm, Ortofon SPU grand royal on the Schick.  I also have a Rega P8 with Hana Umami Red.  Phonostage is Manley steelhead so I can plug all 3 in at on... 
Manley Chinook - setting for Ortofon Quintet Black S
I would spend some time and use your ears to determine the best loading for your system.  It's kind of the icing on the cake so to speak with getting the tone just how you like it.  Lower is usually fuller sounding but can rob some transparency.  ... 
Integrated Amp Suggestions
The Creek Destiny has the A/B speakers.  I require this also as I use one system to feed either the speakers on my office desk or out in the shop.  I bought an expensive Luxman integrated that also does A/B. speakers and was very unimpressed with ... 
KEF celebrates sixty years with the LS60 Wireless
Good luck with these.  I had the LS50W, LSX and blade 2.  All had issues.  Now my daugthter's LSX are broken after 3 years.  I also bought a Muo portable speaker and that was dead at just over a year so no warranty.  Never buying another Kef produ... 
Decware SE84UFO Zen vs First Watt SIT3
I think you describe the Zen well.  I have many amps and I keep coming back to the  little zen amp, it's so non fatiguing and just pleasant to listen to.  I have made many comparisons with the Feliks Audio 300B amp and I am always coming back to t... 
Klipsch Forte IV ... what amp ?
Decware Zen triode is a no brainer  
I want to move from Rega Planar 6 help me to pick a new turntable
I have a P8 with Ania Pro and a VPI Classic 3 with Ortofon cadenza black cart. I really love both tables for different reasons and keep them both in the system and use both hooked to my Manley Steelhead phono stage. Often times I play one side of ... 
Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
The tube stage is the thing I agree with the Freya, the reason for being.  I put some CBS Hytron tubes in the input stage side and it really made the preamp a whole lot better.  I wonder how it would compare to an expensive preamp.  I was really t... 
Cassette decks. How good can it get?
Well they must be producing tapes because a lot of new music comes out on Tape only!  That is what got me stated on this whole tape thing to begin with.  I have aquired a number of new tapes that usually include a download with them, mostly from B... 
Power Cord recommendations for a First Watt SIT3
It probably sounds good with the stock cord but wow if you can't hear the change in sound from different power cords you need a new hobby.  I'm always like and I'm out on that guys opinion forever when they say power cords or any cords don't make ... 
Magnepan LRS Support Group?!
I have a pair.  I bought just to see what all the hype is about.  I am totally amazed by these speakers.  They don't do it all for me but wow what they do well is incredible.  I keep a solid state amp in my rack (Pass 30.8) and pull out the LRS si... 
Replacing 80's receiver with Schiit Saga or Freya + ??
Freya + is a no brainer for the money has to be one of the great buys in all of audio.  You get 3 different flavors.  I like the tube circuit best    
Cartridge upgrade????
I jumped from Hana ML to Ortofon Cadenza Black.  Very noticeable improvement in transparency and detail.  I like it much better than the Hana ML.  Almost 3X the money so should be better.      
This maybe analog/cables; I am looking for a phone cable cable recommendation
Look at the Audio Envy phono cable.  I compared to the much more expensive VPI weisline and like it better.    
Audio envy - dang!
I'm going to add that I am very impressed with Audio Envy cables.  They are never bright but also open, I would call them a touch mellow just they way I like it.  I extensively compared the phono cable with the VPI Weisline and I came away thinkin...