grislybutter

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Ultimate stereo nightmare
@rvpiano  pretty awesome system you have. It's perfectly understandable if it's a pain and not as pleasant as it used to be. I hope the technician will work out though  
Connecting Sub to my preamp
@knotscott thank you, that's perfect, I am learning a lot  
Connecting Sub to my preamp
@knotscott  I definitely want to follow what you are saying. What is your sub? What are low and high level inputs on the sub? On my current sub I don't even have speaker inputs.   
Advice for a new analog system
@rauliruegas thanks! That's awesome.  Sounds like for tonearm/inch, the 12" is a significantly better deal. I will start saving for the 36" one  
Connecting Sub to my preamp
I tried the Klipsch KSW10 and it did not work at all for me. I used the Pre Amp out as my only option on my amplifier. Maybe you’d need to use the Passive Out on your preamp? Since these subs have their own amp, I would not use the speaker termi... 
Advice for a new analog system
" that tonearm is around 55K" not a typo, right?  
Budget tower speakers that rock!
The $800 Klipsch speakers will fill up the space and sound balanced and may please your ears. I found them dull, compared to smaller, more musical speakers Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-280F  
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
@lohanimal good analogy, thank you.     
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
I think what I am trying to say: it's not an Olympic event where winning is everything and pouring millions into Michael Phelps' diet will pay off by that .1 seconds at the end. It's just a bunch of decent components that will (should) do their p... 
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
reading some of the comments, I really started to wonder how much difference the phono stage will make. My understanding from what I am reading is that it yields the littlest gain in the chain (say: 5K on a phone stage, 5K on a TT vs. 2K phono sta... 
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
@cainullah btw I have an AVID pricelist which can be helpful as the web site is not the easiest to figure out  
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
@hilde45 then buying the audio store and living in it is what? Copy-Paste? :)   
Advice for a new analog system
@kennyc right. Let's say Rega P6 and P10. The quality difference between the sound of those must be substantial. I also give credit for looks and reliability, ease of use, user experience    
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
@rossb  "Rega P8 (I prefer it to the P10)" why? I am curious  
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
"Lotus Elise to the Avid Mercedes SL" :) Ariel Atom vs. Nissan GTR