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THORENS in USA
Verdant Audio and a few others seem to have them according to Google   
845 tubes...
I have Linlai Global 845 D Dream Series which is excellent sounding and has been reliable, unfortunately they appear to have stopped making that one as part of their lineup of 845s. Based upon my experience with this one I wouldn’t hesitate buying... 
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@grannyring Bill thank you for the response. Regarding streaming I don't stream at all, but if I decide to do  so I can add a streamer and use the Neodio if I wanted as it is designed to allow for streaming input as well.  
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@grannyring  Bill, I'd be interested in any comparison comments your may have between the Cinnamon DAC and the Tron Signature DAC that you had and really liked. I auditioned the Tron at Colin's , and while it was a couple of years back I still rem... 
Music Hall Stealth Owners - What Cartridge Are You Using?
@noromance   Yes, I am aware that the 2M Black, or Bronze for that matter are options; and that their respective stylus can't simply be swapped in. And, I have read the reviews. Looking for owner experience, but thanks for the input. @musikcrayz ... 
Music Hall Stealth Power Supply
Txs @lukemaximus .  I'm going to continue to use the wall wart. I inserted a Puron filter where I have the wall wart plugged in so I'll get the noise reduction that way.  
3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies?
@audiocanada I listen mostly to CDs on a highend Neodio Origine S2 CD player, largely because their is little on vinyl of the genre I largely prefer to listen to.However, I recently decided that I wanted a turntable to be able to play albums tha... 
Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps
@grislybutter  Vincent makes hybrid integrated amps not tube integrated amps  
Puritan PSM156 recommendation
@pinwa "it is simply very time consuming to swap 5 cords" How so?    
Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup
@ghdprentice   Regarding AR in general, and the I50 specfically it seems like a downside is that you supposedly can't bias these amps yourself and are required to have a tech do the work. That may be fine if you have one in your locale but not opt... 
Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup
Had a Cronus a number of years back, even with NOS preamp tubes it just sound solid state to me; may have been the KT90s power tubes which it came with at that time . Maybe consider looking into the lineups of Line Magnetic , Trafomatic and Final... 
CEC Belt Drive CD Transports vs Jay's Audio CD Transports
@no_regrets  Don, really nice system .  Enjoy the Mojo and Jay's.  If you want to try the AES/EBU connection PM me over on WhatBestForum I have a Mojo AES/EBU cable that I'd be happy to send/give you if you like . WBF PM allows "freer" flow of con... 
6SN7GT VT231 TUBES
Tung Sol did make VT231s  
Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp
What preamp did you purchased? Maybe consider getting the lower gain NOS 5751 , they are more expensive than your under $100 price point, but it might be worth giving Brent Jessee a call he does have GE 5751 premium at $110 a pair , or GE 5751 gre... 
Physical degradation of CD's
Never falls, someone asks a question about CDs and someone else just has to interject streaming into the conversation.