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Has anyone tried the Sun Valley 211/845 amp kit?
Dan, have you seen this? 
Want to get into Analog
@orpheus10 Will you quit ruining it for me? I'm starting to get annoyed by pops and clicks on otherwise superb 60s analog LP recordings! 
Anyone Know What's Up With Townshend Audio?
A little research. It was actually 2014. From Stereophile:"Wes Bender is sufficiently tireless and gracious that he has actually visited me here in Cherry Valley; you would think that by now I would have visited his Brooklyn audio salon, Wes Bende... 
Anyone Know What's Up With Townshend Audio?
I honestly have no idea. It might be on the record of the event. There were tubes and fat cables but I had to run to save my hearing. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Marcy Lutes - Debut Julie London - Love LettersJulia Lee & Her Boyfriends - A Porter’s Love SongTalk Talk - The Colour of SpringThe Osborne Brothers - Up the Hill and DownMarianne Faithful - Go Away From My WorldEddie Haywood - At the Piano 
Soundsmith Progression: MIMC Star > Sussurro Mk II
Yes. Good thread. I'd love to hear the SS against my Decca Super Gold (paratrace tipped from the Reference). Like most of us, I wish you could try before you buy. 
Preamps with separate L/R volume controls
+1 Croft Acoustics.  I can't imagine a preamp without them!  
Miyajima Magnetism
Huh? It needs a magnet to work.  
Thoughts on the EAT C series tables
Thanks @fjn04 .Congrats on your investment. I'm doing well with my tricked out 401! 
Want to get into Analog
@orpheus10 Following the masses from records to CD implies nothing more than the same low-fi crowd bought the latest and newer medium. The interesting turnabout where many regret selling their records is worth noting. 
Turntable:
http://onceanalogturntables.comInteresting... shame it's a 14 year old post. 
Thoughts on the EAT C series tables
@fjn04 So does the Kuzma sound much better than the WT? Years ago, a friend replaced his venerable LP12 with the original WT and I thought it was too creamy but with a bigger yet greyer soundstage. 
Thorens TD-165
Check your cartridge connections. 
Vinyl***What If***
The reason I love vinyl (apart from the artwork, feel, smell, history of previous owners, used finds) is because in almost every case, my original vinyl copy sounds far better than the CD or Tidal hi-fi. My collection is mostly older originals. Bu... 
Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D
Buy a $30 T-amp for even more awesomeness. Uses the famous Tripath chipset.