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Why so expensive??
Just like any premium brand, they fulfill a psychological need that some folks have: To be exclusive, to feel a sense of accomplishment, to be unique, to be viewed as successful. It's basic marketing and there's nothing wrong with it. As someone e... 
Small Room. Go for it or forget about it?
Check out my system. It works great. 
Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp
I'm running an "Extreme" passive. I'm using a pair of shotgun style attenuators which reside between my interconnects and the amp. That way, I can avoid having to add another pair of interconnects to my system (extra capacitance - not good with pa... 
Amp for rig w/ Heresy I
How 'bout something like the Melody 2a3 PP integrated (excellent reviews)? They're pretty resonable ($2k??) and you can take the money you'd spend on a sub and get a nice tubed phono stage. 
"Glue Cleaning" Your LP's
How do you know all the glue will come off???Make sure you try it with your MFSL UHQR first. 
Car Battery as Power Source
Yeah, Seandtaylor99, you're probably right. I'd bet it'd sound the same at best. Maybe it would have more of an impact on just my tubed phono stage. 
Car Battery as Power Source
Here are the inverters I was mentioning:Inverers 
Car Battery as Power Source
So, what if I used one of these Pure Sine Wave inverters?Also, my monoblock amps require 75Watts ea. to operate. So, they don't require much power. Maybe a couple of these inverters with a couple of Optima batteries and I'm in business huh? Althou... 
Do tubes "burn in"?
Tubes warm up during the first hour or so of use, depending on the tubes role, during every session. Over accumulated time, they only get worse. 
Dust...It's Killing Me
Elizabeth, great points. Let me add that your Heating and Cooling system just rotates that all through the house and it finds places to settle. Your furnace filter can catch some but it still blows around. I'll second my opinion to keep a air clea... 
Car Battery as Power Source
Thanx KGTURNER. I checked out those systems. That's in line with what I was thinking but, more complicated. I was just thinking about taking a car battery and connecting an inverter to it and plugging stuff in? I was wondering if this would be aki... 
Headphone outlet on SET amplifier
You want to listen to your headphones through your preamp or your amp? 
Dust...It's Killing Me
I have an air clearner/purifier sitting between my rig and my home air vents; works great. 
12" Arm for Clearaudio Turntable
Thanx guys. So, Clearaudio makes a 12" Unify arm. Which one of their tables might accomodate something like this? I thought all their tables were similar in dimension. 
Best sounding VINYL labels?
I thought, in general, MFSL (I've only bought 80's releases including UHQR) was pretty good. And, I thought that was the popular opinion. But, I've also read much more negative things about this label too. Any other thoughts? My other favorite lab...