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New level of ridiculousness
Anyone who can afford and rationalize such outlay for a powerstrip needs to seriously consider reviewing the salaries they pay their employees and spreading the wealth. Anyhow, I suppose at the extreme top end it must make a difference but it can ... 
Where do audiophiles retire?
Someday I'll get out of the overpopulated US and retire in Ireland or Scotland. 
Equalizers-Using to compensate for hearing loss
Buconero, I think the op wants to listen without the aids. I can imagine aids acting as a major barrier to hearing the actual sound of the rig. 
Primaluna-TungSol KT120s in triode mode
KT150? 
KEF Reference 201
Maybe they were just reproducing the hardness that can be in digital recordings. 
cartridge upgrade advice
Mattmiller, I believe you meant to say LOW compliance. 
which amp to get?
Yeah save up a bit more. There's an Eastern Electric M88 and Rogue Cronus for around 1200 or so on audiogon at the moment. 
Which cart for thorens TD-160 w/TP16 tone arm?
The tp16 isn't a great arm. I think something like an Audio Technica AT95e will work well enough. Maybe an Ortofon 2M Red at the higher end of its limits. 
Why no soud in Sonic Frontiers Line 2 SE preamp
I found this on diyaudio.comThe problem is that I have no output signal.By investigating with the schematic I found that the problem is related to the digital volume control which is made with two CS3310. If I short CS3310 input (pin 9 for instanc... 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
I played an old analogue recording of Joan Baez on vinyl to my wife and she said it was "good but there's too much detail"...Then I played the DDD CD she recorded (she is a wonderful mezzo-saprano). It was fairly flat. Then I played her a 60s reco... 
Wrong setup?
Not kidding.. wax in your ears resonating. 
Who makes
Double tap. ;-) 
Turntable placement Advise.
Think again about putting a turntable on a speaker, working or not. It will act as a vibrating platform feeding noise back into what needs to be as stable a platform as possible reducing quality of output. Also what is the speaker sitting on? You ... 
Looking for integrated amp with phono for starter
Croft Integrated. Tube phono and line stage with mosfet power amp stage. It's a minimalist design but fast and musical. 
Do you use a microfiber cloth to wipe LPs?
No. I let the stylus drag though the groove and clean its own path!