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Looking for a mid-priced TT to install my 2M Black Cart
Bsmg,Speed Stability must not be an issue for you then :-)  The best Turntables available today are ALL Direct Drive :-)There are no absolutes however after going back to DD some years back I cannot imagine going backwards to a Belt drive TTFor en... 
DAC chips
BB1704U-K Unfortunately close to unobtanium these days - so R2R discrete is the way to go like for an example Soekris or Denafrips Good Listening Peter  
New $24,000 inter-connect
N80 and taras22 I may not get your point - however if you study history the Germans did not bomb Pearl Harbor - the Japanese did.  And please everyone do not make light of the greatest conflict which affected your grandparents, your parents, yours... 
Filter capacitor issue
Likely a rectifier is blown as mention above Good LuckPeter 
Affordable integrated pure class A?
https://www.passlabs.com/press/leaving-classHere it is good Listening Peter  
Affordable integrated pure class A?
Class A means very little - a high bias A/B can sound just as good.  Most rate their “Class A” rating into a 8 ohm load so if a amp is rated at 50W Class A into 8 ohms - that same amp will only produce 25W class A into a 4 Ohm load.  Look into thd... 
Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open.
ramtubesWas the preamp you mention above marketed by Beveridge Audio, I searched it and the only preamp that came up was RM1 and RM2 by Beveridge.  I'd be very interested in getting one of them.ThanksPeterPBN Audio 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
As Almarg pointed out above, change the load resistor to 400-500 ohms the DL103 will be much happier with that.  I don't know if your Accuphase has a pull out card for its phono stage, some of the later versions did.  If it does is should be quite... 
Amsued To Death - Roger Waters CD
The 92 album release on vinyl, a double LP 33 RPM is the album I’ve paid the most for, close to $400 - it’s a show stopper at hifishows - the q sound really is quite astonishing.  Late Home Tonight Part 1 with the explosion at the end is extremely... 
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
Goofy,Dont know your budget for tonearm - but definitely look into the new Jelco TK series of tonearms - they are s bargain at their asking price.Good Listening Peter  
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
Goofy Your correct on mine it only display what speed your table is turning at.  As did the Roadrunner, but it could “talk” to the Falcon power supply which corrected any speed irregularities as well as is possible on a belt driven table.  I dont ... 
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
gochurchgoThe PE Roadrunner was $400 - makes mine a bargain :-)  The benefit from these tachometers are that you can actually see at what speed your TT is running.Good ListeningPeter 
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
Cleeds The DP80 is a fantastic machine, in its original form the only setback  as I see it was the pot metal pan they and the other models I use as donors were mounted on.  Once you get them out of that their stellar performance really shines thro... 
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
Cleeds,  Different strokes for different folks - I could not imagine to return to belt drive :-)Good ListeningPeter 
Pheonix Engineering Road Runner
Melm,No actually not - any mat will change the sound of a turntable setup, and I prefer the sound a copper mat produce.  Im thinking about haven one made of Stainless Steel just to try that.Now lets talk about motors on the DD tables I am talking ...