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Kenwood L-02 tuner actually a unicorn
I was in Roswell once, saw a stack of 'em in a corner of a warehouse behind a really large cylindrical ship of some sort. I asked about the L-02's but the very small "people" didn't speak english (they were groovin' to an all-tube system blasting ... 
I want to upgrade my TT for about $2K.
Oracle Delphi IV or V would fit the bill, often overlooked but one heckuva turntable IMHO. 
Give me a tube preamp that looks and sound great
Aball,The two preamps are (not surprisingly) similar; articulate, very slightly rolled off, and throw a wide and deep sound stage. Not terribly tube-finicky, they sound damned good even with the stock tubes BAT provides. The 30 is more flexible, h... 
Give me a tube preamp that looks and sound great
I had a few different ARC's and moved up to a BAT 30 preamp three years ago. I'm very satisfied with the preamp, even bought a 3i for a second system. 
Best Song or AlbumTitles?
Spooky Tooth "You Broke my Heart so I Broke Your Jaw"Frank Zappa "Broken Hearts are for Assholes" "Titties 'N Beer" "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" "Penguin in Bondage" "Why Does it Hurt When I Pee?" "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" "I Promise not to C*me ... 
Oracle Delphi 33/45 Switch
The 33/45 selector is built into the sliding on/off switch that you mentioned now has hairline cracks. Not all Oracle tables support 33 & 45, I know that the "turbo" power supply models support both.Contact Oracle and order the stuff you need:... 
Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)
I love the look of wood trim when done right; my kid's old Kyocera CD player look great with the wood side-pieces, as does my Opera Consonnance Cyber 10 tube integrated with the wood top I use in my office system. To my eye it adds something to th... 
Coolest looking vintage tuner.....
Pioneer 9500Mk II is a really nice tuner, I'd never part with mine 
Apple Mini 'puter as a CD jukebox?
Thanks for the responses so far folks. I have a Dell laptop (running XP) but use it for work, the intent of this proposed set up would be to use it as a dedicated audio front end. Put the 'puter, external hard drives, and small screen on my audio ... 
Apple Mini 'puter as a CD jukebox?
Cytocycle,I imported the WAV's using iTunes. Any particular USB DAC come to mind? Thanks, Jeff 
What about a product can irritate you?
The asking prices for LP's on AudioGon. $400 for an Eagles LP? Good lord.... 
Downloading music-suggestions
Apple iTunes is the king http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/ 
Sweden's Opus 3 label LP...one of the best
here ya go gents, buy' em new http://www.uhfmag.com/Opus3.html 
Nightmare selling to Canada
I'm sorry to hear you ran into some problems selling over the border, being an experienced Canuck 'phile I have no problems receiving items from the U.S.Weight limitations is something new to me, I've had 100lb + items shipped to me by Fed Ex and ... 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
Classe Audio DR3 or VHC