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Yamaha C-2a compared to Adcom 565 - esp re: MM phono
Once again, I’ll answer my own post.I’ve acquired and done my own comparison using the Yamaha C-2a, the Adcom GFP-565, and the Forte Audio model 2. They were paired with an Adcom 545 MkII, and used with relatively tight and bright older Infinities... 
Strategic Mid-Fi upgrade
Because I'm moving past integrated and I have an amp. 
Strategic Mid-Fi upgrade
I'd still like basic tone controls to tweak individual recordings, which the Forte 2 doesn't have. If that gets me kicked out of the club, then so be it. Adding one click of bass or pulling a hair off the top end for this or that can make all the ... 
Best speakers for Pink Floyd?
The ones Floyd is playing live through at the moment. 
What's your biggest surprise in hifi?
"4. That some have thousands of records and keep buying more."They're like tribbles!"That stock fuses degrade the sound so spectacularly."Nelson Pass once told me to change the input fuses in my Adcom GFA535 to 5amp ceramics. Just wow! 
Strategic Mid-Fi upgrade
Aaaaand, I figured it out on my own. I found an Adcom 545II, and a Forte Model 2 from a member here. This will at least get me in the ballpark, and leave me in a place where I can figure out where to go from there if need be.