miketuason

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Speaker suggestions
A used Vandersteen 2CE Signature II or the 3A Signature for $3000 or less. Purely design and made in the USA 
Buying my 1st new LP in 42 years..Suggestions?
What type of music do you listen to? I have so many to suggest and they are all audiophile quality. 
Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)
My vote is on Vandersteen Speakers, truly very detailed mids and highs. 
New $24,000 inter-connect
The beauty and quality of the sounds is in the ears of the beholders. 
New $24,000 inter-connect
I believe MIT have a Cable for something like $50,000 
Advice re CD Player upgrade requested
Believe it or not a new or used Oppo would be really a great unit. Bdp 95 or bdp105 is excellent and should be cheaper by now. 
Delos bottoming out anybody else experience this?
I have the Delos that I’m using now and Lyra in general always ride low but It never bottom out, Delos only requires between 1.7g to 1.8g of tracking force, what is your tracking force set to? 
Cartridge upgrade
I would like to suggest the Lyra Delos 
McIntosh Tone Controls
I too have the C2300 tube preamp and normally, I listen with a flat response 0 treble and 0 bass 80 percent of the time as I usually listen to my audiophile recording vinyl or SACD but, there are some recording that are just not so good or not eno... 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
Mike, if you happen to pass by any McIntosh authorize dealer, check out their McIntosh  XR100 Speakers, I think they sounded pretty good as well. I almost bought a used pair but someone beat me to it, and they are also retail at $10k/pair, this Sp... 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
Here’s a little video about the Focal Kanta 2, it’s pretty impressive for the price they’re asking for.https://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/focal-kanta-no2-loudspeakers-pair 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
For the same price range $9,999 the Focal Kanta II is also a great candidate. 
Tekton Double Impact vs. Vandersteen 2ce sig II
Are the are the DI time align phase like the Vandersteen? 
Tekton Double Impact vs. Vandersteen 2ce sig II
I have I have been a Vandersteen 2CE Sig 2 owner for several years now that is being driven by my McIntosh MC601 Monoblocks 600watts. Before I purchased my 2CE Sig 2, I was looking at some some speakers that cost five times the price of the Vander... 
How do you store and catalog your vinyl?
I just rely on my memory of what I have and where,  they are I have about 1000 Lps for now.