jond

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Technics SL10 alive again
Great outcome and congrats on your industriousness and ingenuity! And enjoy your "new" table! 
Value of Tannoy SGM 10B Super Gold Monitors
Hopefully user islandmandan will chime in he is a Tannoy user and enthusiast. 
Viva Solistino Amp
No comment on Viva sound quality but I saw one in person for the first time at Cap Audio Fest. A preamp I think, it wasn't being used but dear lord was it gorgeous! Dark purple faceplate and yellow chassis, I stood over it drooling for a few minut... 
Charley Hansen (Ayre) Passed Away
That is such sad news what a talented and passionate designer! May he RIP and best wishes to his family and his family at Ayre. 
Seeking Advice on NOS DAC
@lowrider57 did the seller every get back to you on that AN 2.1 Sig? 
Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems
Just realized I made a slight error in my initial post to this thread my amp uses a 5U4GB rectifier not a 5AR4. Sorry about that! 
Why does my system now have shrill top end.
Also if the LED lights in the kitchen are on a dimmer switch that's a big culprit of AC line noise.  
Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems
I believe the OP is talking about a current production Genalex since he mentions the tube being cryoed. As others have stated sometimes a tube is just bad old or new.  A rectifier generally should last a fairly long time. I had a NOS Philco 5ar4 g... 
Seeking Advice on NOS DAC
@lowrider57 AN dacs of that vintage don’t have USB inputs, mine doesn’t I use coax. You could of course get a usb/spdif converter. As far as questions I wouldn’t stress too much about caps my DAC is Circa 1995 and still going strong. It’s a pretty... 
Seeking Advice on NOS DAC
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/da-converters-dac-see-photo-2017-11-13-digitalI have an AN DAC-3 Signature I would highly recommend this 2.1 Signature for the sound for which you seem to be looking. 
$20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch!
I would give Vu at Deja Vu Audio the $20K and ask him to build me a pair of custom horn speakers with vintage drivers.  
ECM Now Streaming
Great news just queued a few up on Tidal thanks for the heads up! 
Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy?
Horns sound more like real musicians than conventional speakers, to me at least. 
Help me please!!!
leog2015 I see well that totally changes things but I agree with folkfreak a good dealer with experience with the brands would be the most helpful. I wish you the best of luck and hope you end up with an amp you love! 
Stand alone tweeter?
I can't comment on your tweeter situation but it occurs to me you have some very high end equipment tethered to a good but relatively speaking budget speaker. I am not saying it's the cause of your HF issue but it looks like a bit of a mismatch ov...