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Power Cord for $50 or less?
Pangea or Signal Cable. 
Can fun be used to describe equipment?
JBL L100 Century...rock-n-roll! 
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
Mark KnopflerElvis Costello 
Connecting up a phono pre-amp
Turntable IC goes into the INPUT of the phono pre. The outputs of the phono pre go into a LINE level INPUT, (ie CD, AUX, etc) on your integrated amp. 
Does the Audio Research PH-3 Invert Polarity?
Mine doesn't. 
ARC LS25 mkII adjustment
Tube preamps usually don't have bias adjustments. Most tube power amps have "output" tubes and they need biasing. 
Japanese Vinyl Pressing
I have a huge collection of Japanese vinyl and agree. Most do sound better. I think it might also be because they used virgin vinyl or at least a better vinyl compound mix. 
Cowboy Junkies on Classic Records Trinity Sessions
Sorry you got a bad copy. I have the Classic reissues of this album on 180 gram, 200 gram and the 45RPM set and all of them are very quiet and sound wonderful. I know that sometimes Classic Records can be hit or miss. The Canadian pressing of this... 
Best phono stage amp for rega P5?
Rega has a new phono stage due out shortly. Looks really nice. Price is projected to be $750-$995. 
Great Lost Lps...
Head East-Flat as a PancakeAmazing Rhythm Aces-Too Stuffed to JumpCharlie-LinesTrooper-Knock'Em Dead KidPrism-Prism 
Great Music/Bad Vinyl - 2010 Edition
"Special Award for Disappointment/Expectation Ratio:Elvis Costello - 'My Aim Is True' (MSFL re-issue)"You must have gotten a bad copy. Mine is EXCELLENT both sonically and musically. All of the reviews I have read say the same thing. Sorry, don't ... 
Which tonearm?
VPI doesn't stock any armboards for the HW-19 series anymore. There are a few on here from time to time. You would have to go to the "Super Arm Board" if you get a taller platter. VPI doesn't have those any more either.If you have a local plastics... 
Can somebody please name the tune in this clip?
Charly Antolini - Duwadjuwandadu 
Cartridge for Jelco SA750D
I second the AT150MLX...it's an excellent cartridge! 
Martin Logan CLS setup
In that large of a room, you are probably going to need a larger amp. I use a Sanders ESL amplifier on my CLSIIA's and love it. I tried a Pass XA30.5, it sounded great, but just not enough juice. The XA100.5 monos were fantastic, but way too much ...