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AN Niobium versus Tantalum resistors?
 in the end you are the chef and season to your own taste..  
Is Tom Evans Still Open
sorry to say this, but he does have form hopefully he will want to resurrect his business some time in the near future..  
Grounding cable gauge size
then why do so many otherwise sane people report that they do? This type of uninformed condescension wears very thin from those who have zero hands on experience and simply pontificate from their armchairs It‘s the why it works I find fascinating..  
Grounding cable gauge size
the moment progress in commercial earth box construction appears to have stagnated at the “I can make my recipe sound more esoteric than yours“ stage, with no real justification given as to why certain ingredients are being added. This has lead t... 
Grounding cable gauge size
sounds like a worthwhile avenue of research; if you can shed more light on the functionality of earth boxes and simplify their construction kudos on you..  
Grounding cable gauge size
What steps have you taken to avoid redundancy, and ensure that all the listed ingredients are active, and indeed serve a useful purpose in the functioning of the grounding box?          
Grounding cable gauge size
I'll try grounding my negative speaker terminal to earth ground rod  bury a large copper plate or large piece of scrap with about 3‘ cover and water during dry weather  -  have used this for RF for decades. Even a car radiator works well.  
Grounding cable gauge size
observations do not concur with established theory approach 1. conclusion: observations are flawed outcome: status quo preserved approach 2. conclusion: further investigation is warranted new or modified theory proposed that aligns with observ... 
What phono preamp are you using?
those old F-9s are still something..  
Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time?
‘Shindo also makes some good linestages and phono stages. And the most expensive ain‘t necessarily the best  
Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time?
will never get rid of my Audible Illusions 3A with JC phono stage, just wish it wasn't so hard on tubes..  
Naim XS3 or Elicit-R to replace ELex-R
why not listen to them yourself ? You‘re the guy who‘s going to end up wearing the outcome of the choice you make, not any of the posters here.  
Thorens 160 motor fix or replace?
Sounds like the thrust bearing is worn, which is a common problem with old Thorens motors. See this Audiokarma thread for further advice on this issue: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/stopping-thorens-td-160-motor-from-knocking.60... 
Over Tubing it?
An all ARC tube system might sound too solid state for those who want romanticism..  
New Naim Forum
why a new Naim forum ? There‘s a well established one full of propellor heads who would be only too happy to engage in endless discourse with you about the relative merits of additional gear to add to your system.. Pink Fish Media is another good ...