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Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity
mozartis there a question in your post? 
Logical cartridge upgrade for a long time Shure M44-7 user
nagaoka’s are known to be musical but not the most detailedfurthermore, you bought one of the lower nag’s suggest you try to better audiotechnica (vm750) or ortofon (black) mm cartor if you are ready to pay up for one of the best mm's, find a grac... 
Preamp suggestions, yes again
thanks for your contribution, dongood to hear from you here 
500 albums in a basement flood--worth saving?
so sorry to hear you are going through that!  :( 
Kt88 or 6550 tube for McIntosh MC275
mc275 is auto bias, correct? if so, then you don’t NEED matched tubes, though it may still be better to have themanother piece of advice... don’t chase old stock power tubes in the 6550 kt88 type, new tubes are excellent old tubes won’t outperform... 
Distortion NAD C 658
input overload distortion at the macso just turn down the nad output... if that is possible 
Best amp for Wilson Sabrina
agree with ayremore value oriented, but truly excellent ss amps would include van alstine and odysseydon’t know how highly you prioritize the notion of value for money in your choice 
Speakers suggestion help
should be good combos... those are bright leaning speakers, but balanced by nice beefy tube amp...  i would think focals have slightly more nuance than b&w 
B&W 803 d3. Is a 16 x 12 size room ok for this spkr?
as others have said, yes shd be finehave fun! 
Dynaudio Special 40
how big is the room?  key factor in answering your q 
What's the best performing Pi based USB or SPDIF transport?
Top Allo with good PS should be it I would think 
Musical Surroundings Phenomena 2+ And Hana SL
very good for the moneyif the gain level works for you and it is quiet enough then all is good, 
What makes a DAC so expensive?
what the market will bear - it is called capitalism!purely cost based discussions of why things are priced the way they are miss the point unless we are talking pure commodities or perfect competition, neither of which apply in hi fi 
Do Tonearms need servicing
i think jiffylube is running a special for labor day weekend :)seriously, worry less, be happy. listen more!lewm is spinning donna summer again 
Rega Planar 10/Aria MC Phono Stage HUM
calling millercarboncan you review how to find and kill phono loop hum please:)seriously, i have had two arias in my system for the past 6 years, with various tt/cart combos NEVER had hum