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Point to Point vs Circuit Board
Blue circle amps were all point to point...http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/revequip/bluecircle_bc208.htm 
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
Constrained layer platform with 4 - Townshend pods underneath works great for me and the pods are adjustable for turntable leveling.Brinkmann Balance 2-arm > 1 1/4" granite slab > 1/8" blue isodamp (adhesive both sides) > 1/2" ground stee... 
Old Amps that can still Kick Butt
Blue Circle Audio BC206. Hybrid stereo amp with 4 - 6922's at the input and massive power supply.Totally holds it's own to Lamm gear, etc.Huge footprint and quite heavy.If you can find one  - buy it! cheap. 
Townshend Seismic Isolation Podium Platform Review:
And all at a substantially less cost than most of the common commercial offerings.Plus, you can make your platform to the exact size you want.Really like it. 
Townshend Seismic Isolation Podium Platform Review:
Thanks, yeah the granite/steel platform weighed in at approx. 120 lb. (about the max I could slug up onto the equipment rack) and turntable at 77, so I choose 4 appropriately sized Townshend pods and double sided taped them to the bottom of the st... 
Townshend Seismic Isolation Podium Platform Review:
Recently put together a DIY turntable platform: 1 1/4" granite slab sandwiched to 5/8" ground steel plate with 1/8" sound damping polymer between. Set this on 4 Townshend pods and plopped my Brinkmann Balance on top ... wow this I believe outperfo... 
Overrated/Underrated
Underrated: Audio Sensibility, especially tonearm cables ... well all.Overrated: Top level Audioquest & Wireworld 
Power strips- too many choices
These Hammond power strips are excellent quality and very reasonably priced: https://www.hammfg.com/electronics/outlet-strips/standard/1584h 
Streamer's without built in DAC options?
Bryston BDP with Soundirok app, works like a charm. 
My thoughts on TT isolation methods.
1 1/8" granite glued to 1/8" blue vibration damping material glued to 1/2" ground steel plate ... all sitting on 4 - Townshend Seismic Pods which are adjustable for leveling turntable.This constrained layer platform on top of damped spring Seismic... 
Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)?
Positive tweaks:- Gaia speaker mounts on granite slab on carpet- Constrained layer platform on Nobsound spings for turntable mount- Onzow stylus sponge- Lyra SPT- Mass load speakersNegative tweaks:- Pretty much everything mentioned 
What is an acceptable level of transformer hum on a Krell S300i?
Give the Blue Circle Audio RPD-15 DC Offset Blocker a try. It really cures transformer growl. https://www.bluecircle.com/page152a.html  
New or Old CD Player?
Another option for great redbook playback is the Ayre C-5xe ... also plays any disc you throw at it.