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Band's you have seen on their first U.S. tour
Hmmm... I saw George Thorogood at Grinnell December 78 during a raging blizzard. 
Kevin gets the
I bought a used Primaluna and he always was nice to me answering questions on the phone. I bought some tubes from him and had some bad ones and he quickly sent replacements 
Which part of my turntable system should I upgrade
adding a nice tube phono stage would make the vinyl sing.Bottlehead Seduction, Hagerman Comete, Project Tube box 
Triangle Comete EX, Comete 30th Anniv, or Trio?
At those prices look for a used Ref 3A De Capo. I had the Comete es and liked it but the bass and midrange of the de Capos blows it away.very nice reveling speakers, good soundstage 
Band's you have seen on their first U.S. tour
Police, March 79 Grinnell, Iowa 
Best monitor for under $4000.00
I have the De Capos so I'm biased :) but i have used them with 3 different tube amps and they sounded great with all of them. 35 wpc PL2, 4 watt decware and 10 wpc Vista Audio I84.they come up used btw 1000 and 1500 and sometimes higher. 
Rack for VPI HW-19 Mark II
i have a salamander archetype so the top shelf i just made bigger and drilled holes for the posts.it looks like thishttp://www.salamanderdesigns.com/archetype/archetype.jsp?modelbase=a3 
Zu Omen Def's, Tekton Pendragon SEAS, or Omega's?
I am using Reference 3A de Capos in a 12 x 17 room open on the sides with a 4 watt decware amp and pretty loud with good bass 
Rack for VPI HW-19 Mark II
I just cut a new wood oversize top for my rack 
Prima Luna PL1
I use my Quartets with the Vista Audio i84 and a Decware mini Torii 
table, phono preamp or cartridge?
Get some tubes in there. A nice tube phono stage would be nice :) 
Good bookshelf speaker?
I have the De Capos but i use them with tubes. Right now using them with a 4 watt Decware SEP int amp. They sound great on a number of amps but I have only tired them with tubes. 
Where to Buy Primaluna Phono Board
tsalk to kevin deal at upscale audio in la 
Most expensive piece of vinyl you acquired is?
The most expensive i have that i know of is Mercury Living Presence Janos Starker SR-90303 dvorak bruch cello concerto. I have seen sold prices on this from 120.00 to 175.00. I got if for .49 cents a white label promo and mint.Most i paid or over ... 
Recs for Cheap Integrated Amp?
A nice cheap EL84 tube int amp? The triangles sound very nice with tubes