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Shindo Labs Amps and Preamps
Cool I have some Audio Note speakers on order and AN/Jlx's very excited for them to arrive thanks for the thoughts! 
Shindo Labs Amps and Preamps
2pysop did you listen to any of that equipment with AN speakers?  
Samsung smart TV
If your TV has audio outputs either analog or digital just run them to your receiver. I have a Samsung smart tv also and the apps on it don't go through your cable box so you would have to connect the tv to the receiver directly/ 
Luxman SQ38FD tubes replacement.
Very cool vintage amp! Do you have a manual? If there is bias setting then yes you should bias new power tubes. So it uses 50CA10 tubes? Is it easy finding them? Here is the amps page on hifi engine you they have a schematic of the amp posted bu... 
Time for new CDP, replacing Cary 306/200
That's quite a discount and a very feature rich player you can use it as a cd player or a dac and it has bluetooth if you have any compatible devices. It's also pretty cool you get both tube and ss outputs. I can't comment on the sound, I had a 30... 
Extremely impressed with SET/Voxativ Combo.....Challanging 20 years of happy listening.
Congratulations normie57 way to keep your ears and mind open and try something new! There is certainly something special to low powered tube amps and single driver and horn speakers to be sure. And I am a big fan of Audionote myself I have one of ... 
Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore?
@normansizemore my amp was working fine just not my cup of tea. It sounded more like SS than tubes to me missing some of the organics of tubes. But I don't doubt their newer stuff sounds much better. 
Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore?
@normansizemore  Not disparaging cj in anyway but I had a premiere 11a for a while and did not like the amp at all. It also turned me off the 6550 tube for life. So not "everyone" loves cj. In fairness I've not auditioned any current cj gear in my... 
Lesson Learned
@ricred1  The takeaway of course always audition a new component in your system before making a change! You are lucky to have had the chance to do this many don't and are forced to take a gamble on new gear. And of course no one's opinion matters ... 
In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood
Understood there is not substitute for listening in your own room and own system. However in this case the cartridge/arm/table interface is the critical piece and they can certainly help with that. Good luck and happy listening! 
Journey ending speakers
@inna Deja Vu Audio makes amazing custom speakers, they source vintage drivers for them and they are amazing if you have a large room. 
Grateful Dead RFK STADIUM 1989 Release
Awesome thanks otherone!  I was back of the floor which is where I always am when I'm at Hampton so I was behind you tapers! The music was of course incredible but the shout that went up after the lights came on night 2 was absolutely amazing and ... 
In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood
Give Deja Vu Audio a call or email they are Clearaudio dealers and specialize in analog.   http://dejavu-audio.com/index.html 
Journey ending speakers
I could care less about technology or lack thereof, what sounds good sounds good. I've had my current speakers, original JMlabs MicroUtopias for 10 years now. Very good speakers well suited to my room. Recently pulled the trigger on a pair of Audi... 
What is your speaker ownership history since 1995?
White Van SpeakersDefinitive Technology Towers I forget the modelSoliloquy 5.3Alon Lotus SEJMlabs Micro-Utopia original model (current)Audio Note AN/Jlx (on the way!)