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Listening to ALL your music
To let know everyone participating on this thread that this week I dedicate to Jethro Tull and all assocciated musicians from my current collection.The previous was Talking Heads and all assocciated musicians and singers. It took me near two weeks... 
50/60 hz conversion
The simpliest way is to replace the motor pooley and some of the electronic shops can do that or you can even contact manufacturer for such replacement. I guess this path can be much more cheaper than PS Audio or SDS... 
High Powered Speakers?
Speaker manufacturers often specify a few power ratings of their speakers at least continuous power and peak power. Usually 200W drivers can undergo peaks upto 500W.Talon Khorus speakers can handle 1000W of peak power and 400W continuous. They wil... 
Favorite Movie Soundtrack
Enio Morricone's Once Upon A Time in America along with movie as well. 
High Powered Speakers?
Havn't you seen Electro Voice ones with 500W woofers in clubs budy?? 
Matching preamp to amp
The simpliest way is to take preamp of the same brand as amp.Other cases you should match the input sencitivity of amplifier to the gain of preamp:If input sencitivity of amplifier is low than preamp should have a high gain or the other way arroun... 
Killer two-way
Consider Totem Model 1 that theoretically needs no sub but with one I guess should kill giants. 
is creek5350se best integrated for 1000-1200 bucks
If I'd place 5350 next to Unico I'd choose Creek. It has better power supply and rated far more conservatively than Unico.As to integrated bellow $1k the champion is Nad C370 100%. 
Romantic Cello Recordings?
David Darling "Journal October" on ECM. Not sure if available on CD... 
how to regulate the currant and the voltage of the
what in particular did (or you think) you fix? 
Listening to ALL your music
My collection is sorted by artists relationships along with styles of music. For example David Byrne I can retreive among the Talking Heads bundle and Bryan Eno can be found between David Byrne and Phill Manzanera while Phill Manzanera can be foun... 
What was your first system, & did you like it?
I had my first system in Russia that consisted ofAmphiton amplifier(now known hear as Lamm),S50 bookshelves,Mayak 205 reel-to-reel,Electronica record-player(with built-in phono) and Supex cart(don't remember the precice model)To say I liked this s... 
Spacedeck and stylus force guage
I've taken measurements with borrowed digital gauge between off-the-record and off-the-platter and they were different by .03g so the pressure difference isn't that huge after all. 
Is heavy vinyl worth it?
Heavy vinyl usually accumulates much more statics than regular. In case with 150g you can get away without VTA adjustments while 180...200g will likely need it. 
100w class A or 200 w class AB ????
Murlalman1,1.Direct coupling can even be done with digital amplifiers between the stages as well as at the speaker binding posts.It has nothing to do with class of operation.2.Any amp with no feedback will oscillate. A feedback is a-must in input ...