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Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ?
Exactly. I would offer to pay for their time, I think a fair rate could easily be negotiated. 
Which watts are the right watts in SS amps?
Ralph, have you taken a leave of your sense of humor ? If your amps are as rigid and boring as you are today, who is going to choose them ? Anyway, Gryphon is the power choice, this is as clear as the fact that it won't give you the most sophistic... 
Help needed for a skeptic!
Yeah, 30% no more. Cable Co. wants too much, I don't deal with them. 
Tchernov cables. Anyone knows anything about them?
It will take some time, I play the turntable only a few hours a week, most of the time it is tape. Perhaps someone with a high resolution system will test the limits of the Reference and reports his findings. I am also impressed with the old Puris... 
Which watts are the right watts in SS amps?
Gryphon top of the line amps will blow to hell all the tubes in all the tube amps Ralph has ever touched. Along with all Classic Audio speakers and Technics DJ turntables. Nothing does power and current like big Gryphons. They don't care about the... 
VAC Sigma 160i SE or ARC LS26/Primaluna Dialogue Premium
Not from the personal experience but from reading what others here say. Whatever you do keep the Allnic phono, it is superior to the VAC's onboard one. 
Tchernov cables. Anyone knows anything about them?
300 hours. I am tired, I feel like I've been doing the work together with the Tchernov Reference.The damn thing has a great openness and exquisite upper midrange and tremble, to the point that it seduces you into something you are not really aware... 
Help needed for a skeptic!
Read my Tchernov cables thread. You might want to try Classic MK II, though I would suggest going higher. 
What makes tape sound better than vinyl ?
orpheus10, you are absolutely right. Problem is that I am the responsible one for strategic finances, and with power come the obligations and rationality. I could get $5k Studer in no time but I will not. Still, I am working on it. Besides, I also... 
Tchernov cables. Anyone knows anything about them?
The Reference MK II now have 280 hours on them, and I think they are burnt-in. They start opening up fully at about 200 hours. I'll put them back on the phono stage tomorrow and will follow up with my impressions. A reminder - whatever I hear, the... 
Electronica or House Fav's
Or perhaps this ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhs4sJWOc0Y 
Electronica or House Fav's
This one is pretty good.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBhBKH3RPv0 
Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps?
Diablo 120 is $11k without phono or dac, Diablo 300 is $16k without phono or dac. Unless money is tight I would get Diablo 300. No, have not heard either. 
What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano
If your source is digital - forget about it, once and for all. If analogue - you could try to approximate but I am afraid $4k won't be enough. 
What makes tape sound better than vinyl ?
For this kind of money I would go with open reel deck.