elangley01

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First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k)
Build a Tubelab SSE  
So done with audiophile fuses
Fuses do not impact audio quality. I’ve never blown a fuse in my audio equipment. 
What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To?
Lick My Love Pump  
Power cable education needed
There is not one shred of evidence that aftermarket power cords do anything to affect sound.  
Favorite cable brand.
I use all Amazon Basics  
Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair
If you have some time on your hands build a pair of X-LS Encores with all the upgrades from GR Research. Convert all the cash you have to pennies and dive into them like Scrooge McDuck. 
Add an external DAC. Make my Oppo UDP-205 a true top player
Topping D50s  
Audiophile LAN cables
Data is data. Cable vs WiFi makes no difference. 
The peculiarities of a high value, low cost, amp
The Crown 1502 sounded like garbage in my setup. I am VERY happy with my Emotiva PA-1s. 
Emotiva not so good
I’m quite happy with my PA-1s powering GR Research X-LS Encores. 
Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC?
Understood.  Yeah I like what I've read about both the AT and Orotfons in that price range.  I also saw an excellent review of the Nagaoko MP-150 which I think would also meet my needs although I saw something else that said it's worth it to just ... 
Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC?
@ roberjerman What do you make of this review of the Grado Gold? I notice he didn't review the Silver2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Wl6PUtBho  
Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC?
I have submitted a technical inquiry with Fluance to have them explain their cartridge matching to me.Maybe they just don't think resonant frequency is a big deal? The agent I spoke with said the specs are correct. 
Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC?
So here's something interesting. In my search for new TTs in the same price range I came across some good reviews of the Fluance reference series.The RT82 ships with the Otofon OM 10 and lists the following specs:Tonearm effective weight: 28.2gHea... 
Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC?
Well i don't necessarily want it to sound digital, but i would like it to have some sparkle to it. My other option is to wait a bit and see about upgrading to a new TT like a Pro-Ject DC or some other similar priced "audiophile" TT. Or is the vint...