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Axioms and Ascends
uh, that's "I do not believe the reviews are accurate". that was confusing. 
Axioms and Ascends
No, I do not believe the reviews are not accurate. You must have serious room treatments to have the Axiom's sound *really* nice with those metal tweeters. Axioms are priced so low for a reason. The people who make these speakers are smart enough ... 
What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000?
collusion? 
upgrading CD player results
I would agree with you, Richmon. In my system, people have to sit and listen for an hour before they hear a difference in my hifi player versus a midfi player versus a lowfi player (Ah! Njoe Tjoeb vs RCD-1072 vs Technics). The differences are very... 
Rega Spacers for RB700, 900, and 1,000
Did you try Music Direct?Music Direct - Rega 
Moving to separates
You don't necessarily need separates. For tubes, you could get, say, a self biasing Primaluna integrated. It now comes with a mm phono board option ($160). Or a Cayin. 
What stole your attention from HiFi?
I'm "breaking in" :-) a giant schnauzer pup. This has put my audio hobby on hold. 
Our we Lazy?
I haven't heard a solid state amp for around $1k price range that sounds as good as a tube amp (tube rolling not include in $). 
Tube rolling on PrimaLuna P2
Yes sir, I sure did and I like them a lot. Highly recommended. I also put in some Amperex 7316s and this gave a more energetic feel to the music. You can't go wrong, really. I liked this amp with the stock tubes for that matter. With the Mullards ... 
Is SACD a dead format?
Jayctoy, I don't have experience with more expensive players but I have a Pioneer 563. It is hard to tell a difference between this player and my Njoe Tjoeb. 
Is SACD a dead format?
I noticed the Bill Evans sacds must no longer be in production. They are approx $28 on Amazon. I can not find them anywhere in the brick and mortar stores, most importantly, my local cd/record shop that always has everything. 
Thorens TF295 mkIII
That helps. Thanks. 
Thorens TF295 mkIII
blah! Its a TD295 methinks! not TF! 
PrimaLuna ProLogue One versus Two
About $180 for each pair. I got the Platinum Grade from Upscale on the Mullards - that jacks up the price quite a bit. Amperex 7316s seem hard to find. Good thing is both these tubes are supposed to last forever. 
PrimaLuna ProLogue One versus Two
Well, here are my short comments on tube rolling so far. I have tried the Mullard CV4004 and the Amperex 7316. Both very expensive tubes. I'll probably keep them but I figured I could sell them if I don't like them (but, I do like them, oh yes). F...