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Can a $3K table be among the best out there?
The Townsend Rock 7 is excellent as well.I must say, I have enjoyed all the pompous, self aggrandizing discussion here. No way a $3000 table can compare.....You get what you paid for..... There are a lot of great tables in that price range. I have... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
U2 - Achtung Baby (so hard to find)Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (180g new pressing, excellent)Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (new 180g, I think it sounds better than my old first pressing, which is still in great shape)Heart - Greatest HitsThe C... 
Personal amp evolution
to my other amps I need to add:Rogue 180'sMcIntosh MC275'sCary Audio CAD 500 MB'sSanders Magtech (current) 
The best of the DACs
"better than your vinyl rig", I love guys without a turntable. 
Wanted Preamp
ARC Ref 5or the top of the line EAR by Tim P. 
Wanted Preamp
well, you need to state a price range, that really makes a huge difference 
Can a $3K table be among the best out there?
the above mentioned Sota Sapphire and VPI Classic (which I own and love) are great in that price range. I would add the Clearaudio Performance with the CMB bearing. Great table as well, especially if put on a Gingko Audio isolation table. 
best DAC' choice between $1K-$2K?
The Benchmark DAC 1 was one of the worst sound DAC's I ever heard. It always sounded very dry, strindgent and metallic. There was no warmth or fullness to that DAC at all.I loved the Bryston BDA-1, I'm sure their new version will be great. The Wyr... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Norah Jones - Come Away with MeThe Police - SynchronicityBadfinger - No DiceBadfinger - Straight UpSupertramp - Even in the Quietest MomentsREM - Life's Rich PageantREM - MurmurThe Commodores - LiveBad Company - Straight ShooterTalk Talk - It's My... 
Power cord for Technics SP-10MkII
what a waste of money, wow.Power cords, reallly? 
Hoodoo Gurus suggestion
k, thanks for the advice I bought Stoneage Romeo and Mars Needs Guitars, can't wait to get them. 
Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room on Vinyl
Wow, last one on ebay sold for over 300, that's much more than I want to pay. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
U2 - Achtung Baby Green Day - DookieTalk Talk - It's My LifeQueen - A Day at the RacesThe Producers - You Make the Heat 
Best sub $750 usb cable
I think most of the responses to a $750 usb cable were moderated.Man, the stuff on here sometimes is just hilarious. 
Melody Gardot "The Absence"
What's a CD?