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...take 1 CD LP or 1 digital music recording to test a new audiophile friend's system...
why only 1 - that is sillyso much more learned with a handful to test various aspects 
Need help with phono stage and cartridge upgrade.
you have a good system.  resolving and extended top to bottom.suggest you do both... get a good used lehmann black cube se for 400-500 and a benz glider medium for 700 (one of these benz's is on a-gon now)... will be a major step up in detail and ... 
turntable recommendations
@phil55i actually did in my post below (but without naming them... out of respect for harry)also, audio mirror tubador is a dac... not a phono stage... so we don't confuse things, you might mean something else? 
JBL L100 Amplifier Recommendations
hegels are known to control woofers exceptionally well with their superior damping factorsno guarantee it will do the trick to your satisfaction with your jbl’s but if there is an amp that might do it... 
VAC Standard LE
audiogon has a blue book function which may be helpful  
Need help with phono stage and cartridge upgrade.
you need to tell us more about your system your musical tastes and what about the sound of your system you are trying to improvethen we can actually be helpful 
Problem with phono stage
@emilm if you can't get in contact with lehmann in germany, the ortofon folks in upstate new york are the lehmann importer here in the usa, they have a very knowledgeable tech who can also assist you... he was very helpful to me in the pastpresumi... 
Pass Labs int 60 vs. Luxman 590 uX ii
@larseand understood on the hegels including a dac which may not be usedyou can get a used hegel with last gen dac, and consider that aspect a throw-away... what is special about the hegels is the amp section - something brilliant going on there..... 
Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's?
@milpai funny you mention proacs, i have d30r's as one set i alternate -- 48’s overloaded my room 
Pass Labs int 60 vs. Luxman 590 uX ii
i am also a big hegel fan... i think they sound absolutely wonderful, not a hint of ss glare or hardness, deep dark background, spacious wide and deep sound stage, tremendous bass controlother top ss integrateds - by pass, luxman, naim, ayre, bell... 
Spec help - three phono stages
we will help you for freebut we cannot guess what tt arm cart and rest of system we are matching with :) 
DAVE w/ or w/out M Scaler?
tt2 benefits greatly from scaler as does qutestdunno about dave, i don’t have onecalling scott at verdant 
turntable recommendations
well tempered labsoracle delphi w origin live arm ( call josh at hyendaudio in nj)https://www.usaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=888if you can bear professionally refurbished...i promise you will be as happy as i am with these 3 grand or so wit... 
Problem with phono stage
lehmann’s are superbly quietit is likely the cable or maybe the loading... have you double and triple checked your dip switch settings and make sure they are correctly set for mm 47kohms? they can be tricky -- the owner's manual shows diagrams but... 
Better digital front end for my DAC
@mmporsche glad the reclocker is working for youhere are two good sources for reasonably priced, excellent quality and sounding digital coax cable - be sure to get no less than 1.5 meters in lengthhttps://www.cullencable.com/nitin-digital-cable/ht...