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Favourite Guitarists
My vote goes to Tommy Emmanuel, saw him play in a small venue in one of the Detroit suburbs last year, extremely gift man CGP..   Pete  
6000 dollars CD player
Another vote for the Accuphase! I purchased a 1rst gen DP65 22 years ago and to this day it still sounds amazing. 
Lifespan of amps and preamps?
Iv'e got a pair of Pass Aleph 2's that I bought back in the early 90's and have uses on and off since. I just emailed Nelson to see about getting them tuned up and he asked me what problems I was having, I told him none, I was just concerned about... 
How far away from your speakers are you?
Mine are about 5 feet from side walls, 3 feet from back of speaker to wall, speakers are angled in so I can just see the inner sides of speakers, It's been awhile since I measured how far they are apart but my sitting position is roughly the same ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James Newton Howard Sheffield Labs Direct to Disc  recording. I forgot how good this 37 year old LP was. :)Pete 
Whats playing on your system today?
Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Rega Park Blues. Oh yah!! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lauv "How I'm Feeling" Spinning on a Prime &10" Gimbaled Arm & Dynavector Karat DS  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Larry Carlton Discovery  
I'm interested in hearing what "the best" systems sound like, where to go?
mahgister1,570 posts03-08-2020 2:41pmAny system that can make piano great is great.... :)Each note of piano is like a particular rainbow, it takes great audio system to play these shades of colors, not only the the bass and high notes...Agreed, ... 
I'm interested in hearing what "the best" systems sound like, where to go?
Years ago we went to the Stereophile show in Chicago and heard a lot of nice sounding systems, Back in 1999 we went to the CES show, we listened to 1 million plus setups down to single ended pure class A 2 watt amps running thru very efficient spe... 
Nagra Classic Integrated Amp?
I haven't their integrated  gear but I did have their VPA 50 watt mono's and matching DC powered PLP for a few years, very smooth neutral sounding gear and the craftsmen ship is outstanding. Must have been out of my mind for selling!Pete 
Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time?
My amps are Pass Aleph 2's pure class A, they run way to hot to leave on 24 -7 unfortunately they take a couple of hours minimum to start sounding good. Luckily I only work 5 mins. from home so when I plan on listening I'll turn everything on 2 or... 
MYSTERY DYNAVECTOR KARAT 23R
+1 Chakster on the 17DS,I just got back into analog after taking a 20 year break, picked up a lightly used Prime with a 10" 3d gimabled arm and about the only thing I hadn't sold off was a 17DS that I had completely forgot I even had! Old age! I'm... 
What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?
To many hobbies have been my downfall lol, I have been into audio for well over 40 years, also into Bench rest, high power, and air gun shooting, competition BBQ, 1/5th scale radio control cars, enduro riding, biking, four wheeling, and photograph... 
I need advice for power cords
As mentioned  above I think the biggest bang for the buck would be to start at the electrical service. Years ago we finished off our basement, one side for the kids one side for dad's listening room :)I ran 4 separate 20 amp runs with extra heavy ...