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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
John Primer & Bob Corritore - The Gypsy Woman Told Me  
How much overhang is ok between a speaker base and the stand top plate?
I have JM Reynaud Offrand Supreme V2s in my 2nd system. They are 17H x 17L x 10 W and hand 4 3/4 inches off the back & front and 1 1/2 inches off the sides of the accompanying stands. Zero sonic issues 
PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC
About the clock tube, might be easiest to get the answer by calling Kevin Deal @ Upscale Audio, Prima Luna is his baby 
What are your top three live concerts of all time?
Allman Brothers at Carnegie Hall in NYC a month after Duane's death in 1973CSNY in Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City the night that Nixon resigned, they announced it and played Ohio to capture the moment in 1974Led Zeppelin at Carnegie Hall in NYC ... 
How the hell do you select a tube?
+2 on Brent Jessee ; that link that rodman provided to audiotubes has good insights on his take of the  various 6922 brands and model equivalents 
Is my Stylus damaged?
see if your Rega is on the Little Fwend listhttps://www.littlefwend.com/list-of-compatible-turntables-for-little-fwend 
Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 - different grades?
Brent Jessee is another reliable NOS tube vendorHere's a link to his 12ax7 tube page , aside from a listing of brands/models available, you can also read his assessment of how the brands/models soundhttp://www.audiotubes.com/12ax7.htmdisclosure I ... 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
I get it , I have 3 tube integrated amps, a tube preamp and a tube DAC. My point about the solid state DACs was simply to not judge the SQ that you can get from one because of your disappointment with the SS output stage in your Shanling  
What makes a DAC so expensive?
" TUBE Digital is far superior to any DAC "The tubes in your Shanling cd player aren't going to produce anything without the DAC that's in it 
Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 - different grades?
+1 on VivaTubes as a source 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
" so like yeah, DAC vs tubes "" = Tube outs on a cd player woops any DAC "Maybe you're not familiar with them but there are tube based standalone DACs . I'm listening to my 2nd system right now with a Modwright Elyse R2R tubed based (6922) DAC. ... 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
Also, no one is doubting that you like the sound of the unbalanced output with the tubes  better than the balanced with the opamps, but the unbalanced isn't devoid of the DAC which you keep trying to contend.  
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
Glad you get it , not sure what he keeps missing 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
Don't think so " "The CD-3000 uses the best Burr Brown DAC, the PCM-1794"  ,  that sends the signal to both outputs, one has opamps the other tubes 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
From tnt-audio.com review " There are balanced as well as single ended outputs. Actually I should say 'output stages' as both sets of outputs have their own complete set of output stages, with the single ended ones even equipped with a 6922 valve ...