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phono preamp?
BAT phono for a steal.  https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb2g91-balanced-audio-technology-vk-p5-tube  
phono preamp?
Manley Chinook and Aesthetix Rhea FS on other used website.  
Aftermarket headshell leads
Crimp before fitting on pins using a cocktail stick inserted as a support. Then push gently but firmly onto the pins.   
Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer
Not necessarily. The traf may loosen up as it warms up allowing the DC to cause audible vibration.   If it was dc the buzzing should be audible on start and not appearing after some time.  
Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer
It's possible the power supply electrolytic capacitors may need replacement, especially after being idle. There could also be poor mains power with a DC component causing the buzzing and subsequent damage.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Al Stewart – Zero She Flies (CBS 1970)  
Warm Take on Professional Audio Equipment Reviews
Stereophile's policy is to only publish equipment they have reviewed positively and has a dealer network. For all of the hate that publications get for cranking out positive opinions about every piece of equipment that gets reviewed      
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Neil Young -Hawks and Doves (Reprise 1980  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Good Life – Everybody's Coming Down (Saddle Creek 2015)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sandra King - In A Concert Of Vernon Duke album cover (Audiophile   
diffuser or absorption panels, which would you choose?
If you have echo issues, use Corning 703 sheets covered in fabric of choice on the walls on either side of listening space. Never use the black foam used in recording studios.  
Gauging interest in a 2008 Continuum Caliburn
You might reach out to Kemela Contemporary Audio in Atlanta for advice. Or even to Continuum: info@continuumaudiolabs.com  
Gauging interest in a 2008 Continuum Caliburn
There's one for sale here for $69000.   
Tube based phono stage
Check out Abbas Audio, Kitsune KTE LCR-1, and LampizatOr Vinyl Phono VP4. I’ve not heard them. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on units that are leading the way in the $2-6k arena and these are getting a lot of attention.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joyce Collins Quartet Featuring Jack Sheldon, Chuck Domanico And Jim Plank – Moment To Moment (Discovery 1981)