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AMPLIFIER BLOCKS
I'm going with spam, Geoffkait is right, not too hard, not too soft - just right! 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
I have not read any of this thread...too long.  But when a tweak post gets this long....there is usually a host of insults. 
Bowers Wilkins/Classe - Anyone had service from them as horrible as me?
I wonder why a competent tech can't fix an amp problem without a schematic.  Obviously it would be easier, but capacitors, transformers, power supplies.....how hard can it be to solve?Maybe I am in left field.... 
Bowers Wilkins/Classe - Anyone had service from them as horrible as me?
That sux!  Hope you get your pound of flesh! 
Vacuum tube suppliers
Also very happy with Andy at Vintage Tube Services.  Been doing business with him for years. 
Recommended Preamp for pairing an Adcom 555II Amp and Theil CS 3.5 speakers
Thanks John, and I am sure the OP appreciates your research.  I always said you almost know as much as me...  :-0 
Recommended Preamp for pairing an Adcom 555II Amp and Theil CS 3.5 speakers
CJ PV10 is a great match.  Thiels sound best with a tube pre in the chain. The CJ is warm and full bodied, just what the Adcom and Thiel need.   
Whats playing on your system today?
Reubent great call. One of his best!   I saw him in a club a few years back, wow, did not disappoint!!!! 
Cartridge mounting
Absolutely, if I can do it you can.  Hard to have to be dependent on someone for a relatively easy job.  
Maintenance tip
Interesting!  I will give it a try and see if I get the same result. 
Most satisfying system change in 2017?
Not much to report other than a 1.5 meter of the new MIT Heritage series interconnect, an EVO 2 between my preamp and amp.  The best MIT IC I have had, equal to my 350 SG EVO.  The marketing machine at MIT is truely delivering some trickle down fr... 
Wrong way to clean a stylus!
I use ME also on the end of a toothpick.  I use it about every 4 or 5 sides and then lightly brush it.  And sometimes the sticky stuff, can't recall the name at the moment! 
Musician vs. audiophile
Solid equipment, sounds like its time to start with ancillary areas like speaker placement, room treatments, racks, and cables.Before changing out components! 
What are your favorite upright 4-5 shelve audio rack recommendations?
Dhpeck, I am on the East Coast.  PM me if you want to discuss further.  Jwwaudio24.  Gmail.  I considered a lot of racks before choosing the Arcici. 
What are your favorite upright 4-5 shelve audio rack recommendations?
Where are you located?  I have an Arcici Reference Floating rack with 5 shelves that I am not currently using...