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Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines
I think, for the OP the most important thing is to have a full tube chain and then choose the speakers that work well with it, not the other way around. SS is out of the question here, irrelevant, so is hybrid. I understand this approach, it is no... 
Love / Hate relationship with vinyl?
Are you thinking of upgrading the phono stage as well?As for the vinyl, I am a tape head who just has to live with vinyl. I don't really consider it a true audiophile medium, great medium for archiving though, and find this table/arm/cartridge/pho... 
Power conditioner help
Of course I wouldn't. 
Power conditioner help
I wouldn't disagree with that. 
Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland
So, the best solution could be a custom amp for particular speakers, and I mean for a particular pair of speakers.Atmasphere, do you do this? 
Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines
Hollywood Sound in Florida, hwdsound.com, is I think the only place. Larry is the distributor and dealer. But there might be some others I haven't heard of. He advertises here too, as I remember.I am concerned about Primaluna's mug slinging, I do ... 
Power conditioner help
I would not be interested in motivations or particulat ideas that lead to actions like that. Yes, they are paid salesmen, just of a different kind. In your example he actually might've had no idea and didn't want to say it. 
Power conditioner help
Still, thank you. I will never consider his products. Surely he knows what works well with his electronics. And if he doesn't this is very strange. 
Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables
Halcro, I know what you think, no need to say it. 
Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables
Since you are reporting a profound improvement, the original design is definitely not good. This is not fine tuning, basically it's an effort to quite radically change the design. Would be better to start with the drawing board instead of patching. 
Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables
If this arrangement helps as much as you say, what does it tell us? It tells how poorly those turntables were designed or/and made in the first place. Why use those tables at all then ? 
Power conditioner help
This may sound odd but in this case I would replace Herron with another brand and leave everything else as it is. He is not a man I would want to deal with - he was most unhelpful. Thank you for telling us. 
Power conditioner help
Well, then I would seek Herron's advice. 
Recommend a Cable/Interconnect Set
I would never buy cables on ebay unless it is a legitimate dealer who also sells elsewhere. Some people may not even know that they are selling fakes, it is not always intentional. Ebay is world's biggest flea market, not a good place for buying a... 
Power conditioner help
Why not try both ? It's impossible to be sure in advance. Besides, it may be just different, not better or worse.  Another approach is not to upgrade or upgrade something else.I have PS Audio Power Plant Premier, and it works great in my system. V...