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Why so many tubes?
The only problem I have with all this detail is you don't hear it like that in a live environmentUh oh... 
3.5mm cable
If you want decent quality and good price, I have used these. Come in different lengths. Amazon.com: JSAUX RCA Cable, [6.6ft/2M, Dual Shielded Gold-Plated] 3.5mm Male to 2RCA Male Stereo Audio Adapter Coaxial Cable Nylon Braided AUX RCA Y Cord fo... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske, Yes. And beautifully recorded with just enough live ambience.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta and New York Philharmonic / Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration. Bach - Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins And Orchestra, BWV 1043. Vivaldi - Concerto In F Major For Three Violins, F... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Speaking of frequency response, I have one of these. Hours of fun.https://www.amazon.com/Otoscope-ScopeAround-4-5-Inch-Endoscope-Included/dp/B085L6HT76/ref=mp_s_a_1_1... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Florian Zabach – Till The End Of Time (Mercury Microgroove 1958 mono)Side 1.Unreal high frequency response on this cut from the solo violin. They don’t make ’em like this anymore. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
From earlier. Another spin from last week. Pretty darn good.Kate Wolf & The Wildwood Flower – Lines On The Paper (Owl 1977) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Daniel Martin Moore – Turned Over To Dreams (Sofaburn 2017 45rpm)Always love playing an album on the Quad ESL rig that I’ve only played on the Spendors to realize how much better my primary system is. Sweet close-miked and tender album. 
Judging equipment
I heard a $750k system at the NY Audio Show a few years ago. My humble rig is better. So there’s that.https://youtu.be/B3gj4o2WXWQ 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Susan Pillsbury - S/T (Sweet Fortune 1973)Winifred Smith – Folk Songs Of The South (RCA Victor Custom 1968) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 Keeping it fed is an entirely different matter…..https://youtu.be/JIoQyOHqgAw 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Scaniazz – It's Right Here For You (Stomp Off 1983) 
Why so many tubes?
More expensive preamps may use different tube configurations like cascode, paralleled, constant current sources, regulation etc. 
Everything Does Seem To Matter
Cheap metal will never help. Now try them bare! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Louis Nelson, Alton Purnell, Barry Martyn – In Germany With The White Eagle Jazz Band (GHB 1986)The epitome of Dixieland with great live sound quality.