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Top 5 sounding cd player in the 1000-2000$ range
"I don't think the Cambridge pieces are all that good."Could you tell us what Cambridge pieces you have actually had in your system and what it is you didn't like about them. I am about to purchase a player and am considering the Cambridge line. 
Klipsch forte II what league are they in?
You can laugh all you want. I've owned Vandersteens, Aerial 10T, Dali's, PSB's, Inner Sound and a bunch of others that don't come to mind right now. First of all it's a misnomer that Klipsch need to be used with tubes, they can work wonderfully wi... 
First used turntable +- $20,000. Any suggestions?
If you have 20K to spend you can pretty much buy whatever you want, your budget will allow you to package a table, arm, cartridge and phono stage that is sure to satisfy. You have definately entered into the territory of dimishing returns where yo... 
Tonearm recomendations
Honestly Ed I think if an arm is within a few mm when mounted in the existing arm hole it will be OK as long as the cartridge can still be adjusted. I used to have a Scheu Premier MK II table and It was said that it was OK to set the arm up within... 
Tonearm recomendations
Hello, I am going through the same thing, I bought a Rek O kut B-12GH and will build a plinth. Ideally, I would like to find an arm that would be a drop in replacement, I need to go to vinyl.engine before I start enlarging the existing hole. I hav... 
Cartridge upgrades for Technics SL-1200MK2?
I'm using an Audio Technica OC-9 MKII on my 1200 MKII table and it sounds terrific! What a joke, I bought the table for $80.00, adjusted the loose play in the tonearm and it sounds better than more expensive tables that I have owned. I have also u... 
$3,500 for analog front end
Call Jim Hudson at Hudson Audio (do a Google search) for Huson Audio)and discuss the Scheu Turntables. They are German made with quality bearings, motors and platters. The Cello and the Premier MKII would fit your budget, get a used Graham Slee ER... 
Please recommend speakers for ASL 1003
The Reference 3a mm decapo i or the Dulcet is a very good match with your amp. The decapo i is 92 db efficient and easy to drive, the Dulcet is 87 db, not as easy, both great speakers.