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Don't buy Allnic H1201 phono stage new.
Even if the deal looked good people would be wise to wait until someone compared directly the old and the new.  
What separate tube phono stage do you use ?
I don't believe in "giant killers ", but there are components of outstanding value. 
Where do cables upgrades have the most impact?
Speaking of brands and models, you will want to try what you never or almost never see used for sale yet what sells new in significant quantity. I am talking real cables and cords not $200 entry level junk.How would you know ? Not sure, find a way. 
Where do cables upgrades have the most impact?
It also depends on wall current. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
"play just fine" is not audiophile language. Yes, you would have to pay more for Japanese cds. Do it. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Japanese cds’ shape is also more accurate, more round, more symmetrical. With cds it also starts with ’turntable’, with mechanics. 
Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds.
Jafant, yes, I read about them. But I have faith in Gryphon, not sure why. I also watched many interviews with Flemming, he mostly sounded right to me, though his music preferences seemed to be to large extend different from mine, but not contradi... 
Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds.
Very possibly. Also Lamm hybrid, Nagra, Ypsilon hybrid.I come from a slightly different angle. Is there any reason not to get Gryphon for solid state amplification ? Cost aside. They should work very well with almost any speakers. As for phono sta... 
Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds.
Gryphon chief designer Flemming Rasmussen has retired this year after 33 or so years at the helm. We’ll see what happens next. 
Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds.
Interested in top level, that's why. This includes reliability and longevity. I heard, maybe others can verify it, that Gryphon products are designed and built to operate flawlessly for 40 years under normal conditions. Of course, a few will break... 
Clean Power without the drawbacks of Conditioning Filtering. Advice?
Where does it ever end ?I hope not in psychiatric hospital. 
Where do cables upgrades have the most impact?
Yes, there is a consensus - in most cases speaker cables are least important. And that's exactly what I would start with. After that or at the same time with that - power cord on the power amp. This would complete power amp/speaker cables/speakers... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Analog is more dynamic than digital.I think, cds will disappear soon enough, it is going to be either analog or computer. Yeah, I threw away a few remastered cds, original were always better except Japanese audiophile.We are immortal. Elizabeth, y... 
What separate tube phono stage do you use ?
Maybe if we could compare easily few companies would survive for long. While sometimes it is a matter of match and preferences, at other times it is clearly better/worse.The same in other areas - lawyers, doctors, programmers and many others. Yeah... 
Does anyone use white gloves to handle records?
Hardly ever.This is one of the most incredible threads of all time.