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Wanting to try a tube amp.
Bob Latino VTA-120. More than enough watts for your speakers. Get the capacitor upgrades.  
AC outlets
There's a company I've bought power cords from called Ice Age Audio. Never tried their outlets, but they seem to be of good quality and are cryogenically treated, for whatever that is worth. Prices seem pretty reasonable too.  
Upgrading phono stage
The PH-16 from Tubes4Hifi is great and, assembled, it is just under $1,000. I would recommend the capacitor upgrades. 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
Uh, for the money, It looks well worth the gamble. Nice find. 
Need speaker advice
Omega High Output Alnico Towers. Excellent tone, great efficiency and gorgeous holographic mid-range. Contact the owner Louis and he'll set you straight.  
New cartridge $500 range
Second the Hana EL/EH recommendation. I have the EH in one of my turntables and love it. To my ears, it really sounds its best at about 50 dB worth of gain.  
Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k
Bob Latino VTA-120. Best with all of the capacitor upgrades.  
Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k
Elekit TU-8600 assembled with all the trimmings. Hit up vkmusic net. You will not be disappointed.  
Killer used integrated for
Not sure how many watts you need, but Vista Audio's Spark is great. 
Back to vinyl need phono stage help!
I have that same cartridge. Sounds great, but doesn't really sound its best unless you give it about 50db worth of gain. I used a Vista Audio Phono 2 and upgraded the op amps with sparkos. I hear the Bottlehead Eros is very good and that one gives... 
Article: "Spin Me Round: Why Vinyl is Better Than Digital"
Folks can talk all they want but which has better sound quality. To me that's not really the important difference. The difference between digital and vinyl is a lot more like the difference between using central heat to warm your home and lighting... 
Perfect Pop Songs
I Am an Astronaut by Ricky Wilde 
What did your system look like 30 years ago?
I'm guessing, at best, it was a Teddy Ruxpin tape player.  
Why so many angry audiophiles?
Because they've realized, all too late, that chasing this hobby is just chasing the dragon and the returns are always diminishing.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Deftones, Around the Fur