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H/K - Rabco ST-8
Why were they more expensive to make? The tracking guide assembly across the TT? And perhaps the light tonearms? No one makes one any more?  
H/K - Rabco ST-8
But, gang, what about the sound? Why did they go the way of the do-do? Why are Technics heavy tonearms still being used?  
H/K - Rabco ST-8
Right. Going back to LPs and TTs baflles me too. Was SUCH A PIA.  
H/K - Rabco ST-8
It was fiddly as hell but it blew away everything I heard at the price point at the time and again, just gorgeous.    
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
Magnepans, even my big 1.7s disappear in a room.  
Need speaker cable
I use Straightwire. Great sounding, very reasonably priced product and great customer support. 
Diminishing Returns
Magnepan .7s and 1.7s if you have the power.  
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
A follow-up that isn't good: as above, I called Conrad Johnson and they said the tubes were well past their expiration date. So I had to wait a  week for tubes to arrive. I got them in today and, while it sounded better, something still wasn't rig... 
Need preamp recommendation
Have you looked into Conrad-Johnson?  
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
Because I wanted to see if people thought it was the preamp and what they thought if?t might be, duh. Why ask?  
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
CJ says it's definitely the tubes. They say I haven't replaced then since '14, but it seems sooner than that. So regardless, they are sending 2 new tubes I bought. So we'll see if that fixes it. If not I am going to send it to them for full upgrade.  
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
CJ is very adamant to only buy tubes from them as they have tested and selected what they think best. I am going to call them today. 
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
Yup. There is high end on both speakers but mid-range background vocals, guitars sound muffled. Everything sounds sqiushy and no punch.  
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
Well I think I will hope for best and get new tubes. Any recommendations or should I just get what CJ sells?  
Whats playing on your system today?
Well I have a double outer ear infection so, especially, the mids sound muted but on TIDAL: The Alan Parsons Project, EVE.