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Droplet CD Player: Contacting Consonance
Don't know where you purchased your unit, but Quest for Sound in Bensalem Pa, would be a good place to contact. Stephen Monte is a great guy and may be able to help with the repair. Good luck. Glen 
Help with CD Player
Two players too consider in your price range. IMO. The SQ-12 from a store, Quest for Sound. Stephen is a great quy to deal with. I have this unit myself. And I have found some of the Cambridge Audio players to be quite nice. Alot of nice ones out ... 
Fix My Preamp vs. Buy Phono Stage
Have to agree with Thorman. Some of the new phono preamps don't have to cost alot, but sound great,some have headphone inputs or can be hooked up to a computer should you want to convert Lp's to cd's. 
Usher 6371 vs Von Schweikert VR4jr
One man's bread is another's poison, so trust your ears. Before I brought VSRJr4's, the Usher's were one of the speakers I auditioned. Nice but no Jr4's. Be it powered by tubes or SS, there was just magic in the music. 
Stevie Wonder-As
Have to say amen too the greatness of Stevie. Seeing him perform on some of the past elections coverage has made me want to dig out of his old LPs as well. Happy listening. 
reel to reel
Slipknot1, what a great link, enjoyed visting the site. 
reel to reel
Reel to Reel most fun one can have going round and round. Above susgestions good, I would add Teac to your list. 
Parasound vs B&K vs Acurus
Having a Acurus amp for some years, I find it quite good and on more neutral than anything. It lets your music come through as it came in. I also have a small zamp 3 amp from parasound. Connected to my VSA jr4's. they reveal perhaps a little more ... 
Cheap SS phonostage
Cambridge 640P worth a look see. May want to consider the new NAD if you want to be able to transfer records into the computer. 
Multi-zone or integrated amplifier?
You may want to check out the Parasound speaker selector. I have found their products to be quite good. Another option so far as an integrated, the McIntosh 6500, it has facility for two sets of speakers. Happy hunting. 
sleeper tube integrateds suggestion wanted
You have some very good susgestions so far. Especially in the Cary and VTL. You may add the Rogue Integrated which I have heard. And a unit sold by Quest for Sound the SX 88. It is a 55 watt unit and can be had for far under your budget. It sings.... 
Better speakers than Von Schweiker VR4jr under 3k
Better, I am a big VSA fan, so I'll say, different. My choice would be Maggies. 
2nd system? Older Carver gear....
More a fan of Carver's amps. Having had the CT-17 pre amp tuner, I found to have good sound, just harder to operate in it having very small buttons and hard to see the writing on what button does what. I have two Carver amps, the Cube and the CB-1... 
Von Schweikert speakers..
Happy listenig with your VSA speakers, you are indeed in for a treat. I have found driving them with my 50 watt tube integrated, or my 250 watt SS Acurus amp to be audio heaven. 
NAD 1600 pre and 2700 amp; opinions?
My time with the 1600 Pre Amp tuner was great. From the very useful tone controls to a better than run of the mill sound with good features, appreciated having the headphone output as well. WAF must be considered...but enjoy the Klipsch Hereseys a...