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Graham Phantom 1 Owner's Manual
Have you looked over on vinylengine.com? You have to register to view library.https://www.vinylengine.com/library/graham/1.5.shtml 
Which tubes do I change??
Few 100 hours is not many for preamp tubes. They may be just broken in and you are hearing them as they should be. Perhaps there is something else amiss in your set-up. 
Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly
I’ll give it a shot. Do you have to make any mods to the arm? Do you have it for sale on audiogon? 
Here to learn and more
@waterzlife Apparently TIDAL may be under water. Hopefully more than Sprint will bail them out. 
Best Audio Writing of 2017?
If you haven't seen the Stereophile reviewers' video series, it is worth checking out. I have to say I enjoy Fremer but wish he'd stop saying everything over $20k is good value. 
TV gives me a headache when its on; any suggestions?
What they said. Nothing sadder than American TV. Hopefully, you are using the TV to watch music video and Netflix movies. Turn off TV when listening and use your phone on wifi if you must. 
Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly
Interesting. So you are also replacing the wobbly base with a better one? 
Mellow speakers for a digital piano
Vintage Spendor SP1? 
Record Cleaning Fluid?
Not sure if this helps. I'm setting up an ultrasonic rig. Research suggests using 90% distilled water, 10% isopropyl alcohol and a few drops of Photo-Flo. Before that, I used a Spin Clean with distilled water only. Worked well. 
TT mats
@lewm I guess each *system* to its own then. It's not a taste issue. It can't be. I know when the leading edge of a snare strike sounds correct verses a muted facsimile of one. Or the subtle ambient chatter of an audience muted to the point of bei... 
TT mats
@lewm Nope, the graphite wasn't good. The music died. Sucked away by the void of eternal damping. It sounded different from other sources -CD, DVD, PC and car. All different rigs but similar sound. The Mat just robbed the music of soul. It was a g... 
TT mats
My experience is limited to a number of 401s with aluminum platters. 1. Boston Mat 2: energy suck, "cleaned" up the sound by removing microdetails including spatial cues, air and life.2. Std. rubber mat: adds lushness and musicality. Smears mids a... 
6L6WGC/5881 Tube choices for Amp
New Tung Sol 7581A are direct replacements and are very impressive.  
Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6
Follow up on this. I tried putting the old Raytheons back in and it was no contest. Existing attributes have consolidated initial impressions and any tiny lack of midband sweetness now seems like a more neutral clarity, if you know what I mean. Tu... 
ATMA SPHERE SCHEMATIC for a UV-1 M/M.......
@trelja  Agreed. Will's work looks great and he deserves respect for his contribution to the audioplile community. Sometimes what folks mean fails to come across in text. Peace out.