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Best temperature for optimum tube performance
Wow, those fan solutions are very inexpensive. Imagine if they were sold by Synergistic et al? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601  I kissed Natalie Merchant on the cheek. It was all she'd allow. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ella Fitzgerald ‎– Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book Vol. 1 (Verve 1959 mono) Side 2Art Hodes ‎– Sittin' In - Volume I (Blue Note 1969) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Mary Kaye Trio ‎– Night Life (20th Century Fox 1964 mono)Fender released the "Mary Kaye" Stratocaster from 1958.She's known as the “First Lady of Rock and Roll” for her guitar-driven, calypso-tinged, swing music back in the day. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patti Page ‎– The East Side (Mercury 1959) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ewan MacColl With Peggy Seeger ‎- Classic Scots Ballads (Tradition 1959)Historic. Soothing as a wee dram.  
Dedicated power
Run the 2 lines. One for your system and  if you get a ground loop hum, you can use the other line for charging your phone.  
KEF Reference 3
The Concepts are good enough to see you through upgrading your upstream components. I'd put my money there instead. 
Best temperature for optimum tube performance
The tubes don’t mind the heat too much. The passive components like electrolytic capacitors would prefer it a little cooler. Although if you’ve been doing it for 40 years in that cabinet, with a fan, you’re probably fine. Just don't tell them that... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Judy Bright ‎- This is Judy Bright(Dot 1964)Truly lovely voice and left-of-center music. She’s from Chicago and released one album in 1964 at the age of 20. She was fluent in five languages and incorporated the songs of other cultures into her mix... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra@big_greg  Yup. Welcome to my world! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eydie Gormé ‎– Softly, As I Leave You (Columbia 1966 mono)Big voice and full sound. The epitome of analog mono.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Frank Zappa ‎– Sheik Yerbouti (Zappa 1979) 
Bose 301 Series 1
Like these?https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FOAM-GRILLES-FOR-BOSE-301-SERIES-1-PAIR-OF-/293962563897?_trkparms=ispr... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Scott Hamilton And Buddy Tate ‎– Scott's Buddy (Concord Jazz 1981)