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Embarrassed....Audio furniture help
for fun, my wifey just sent me this, TT and tubes withinhttps://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/console-tables/modern-record-console-slate-grey-speaker-fro... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
fuzztone; desktopguythank you both for your humor.Just yesterday I thought, hey, where are those L-Pads I ordered. I returned the Pots I ordered by mistake.Checked, it would have been a long time, I left them in the cart, never ordered them. 
Embarrassed....Audio furniture help
there is no reason you could not put a base under the speakers on top of the furniture to get the tweeters seated ear level. find something, stack of vintage bricks, have a local shop make what you need.iow, if you find some darn nice smaller spea... 
Embarrassed....Audio furniture help
you mentioned TV, please clarify:2 channel sound onlyoralso 5.1 system for small home theater? 
Phono amplification bang for the buck
it's fun reviewing what came up in that old threadhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/ORTOFON-T-30-Step-Up-Transformer-MC-Phono-Cartridge-/283859443473 
Phono amplification bang for the buck
I liked the wood case of this one with 2 mc settings and PASS for MMhttps://absolutehiend.com/index.php/product/phono-mc-step-up/miyajima-lab-etr-800p-mc-step-up-transf... 
Phono amplification bang for the buck
this helped me when asking avout MC and SUT'shttp://www.rothwellaudioproducts.co.uk/html/mc_step-up_transformers_explai.html 
Phono amplification bang for the buck
My first mc cartridge, I started a discussion here about "which sut"? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/which-sut-for-3mv-10-ohms-mc-cartridge-into-3mv-mm-input-sens...many helpful responses there  
Phono amplification bang for the buck
now, your question:To get a preamp for both line level inputs (how many inputs do you need?)and MM/MC phono stageand multiple loading options for MC is rare.I decided to get a SUT step up transformer, with PASS for MM, and a few loading options fo... 
Phono amplification bang for the buck
Several MC cartridges, two now, future?, various signal strengths, various coil resistancesyou need a versatile phono stage, I saw this recentlyhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Pro-Ject-Tube-Box-DS-MM-MC-Tube-Phono-Preamplifier-Black/224349939634there is ... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
had this been listed at the time, what a tough choicehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-MARCONI-MONO-BLOCKS-TUBE-AMPLIFIERS-STEREO-TUNER-PRE-AMP-4410/38381...It has my beloved remote balance feature, nice feature for mono amps as well as individual ... 
Speakers for Small Room Primarily Listening to 1950s R&B, R&R
I revised my office last year, I could not be happier, or, let's say, I am happy enough that I don't even consider changing the speakers, even though something better may or of course exists.I made a perfect listening triangle, that is the most cr... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
chackster cheap amp from Russia made with some Chinese parts by unknown guy. cheap PREAMP 
Need a new amp
I just came across this this am:this Muzishare integrated amp looks a lot like my Cayin: construction/quality/features/25w triode/45w ultralinear power rating ...AND it has built-in phono and headphone amp, meters, external bias controlhttps://www... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
teo_audiothanks for your advice, I often take stuff apart, just to see what sense of quality is apparent, I certainly will this time.It shipped EMS this am, let's see how long it takes. Hopefully USPS will not hold it so long at the airport as the...