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Have you tried the ART SLA-1 amp yet?
Personally, I've always been interested in value oriented audio products such as the modified ART DI/O. For those of us with an interest in this hobby and limited discretionary income, used or modified equipment that delivers great sound are some ... 
Classe 201 -vs- Odyssey Stratos
Oops, meant revel performa 30's. 
Classe 201 -vs- Odyssey Stratos
I compared the two, albeit in different systems with different speakers (classe 201 w. revel performa 20's) & odyssey w. vandersteen ce signatures). I selected the odyssey stratos and have been very happy, just a better overall performer IMO. 
Any experience with Dynavector carts???
CMO, Harry W. of VPI recommends the Dynavector 20X cartridge. This is supposedly a very good combination, so the XX-2 should work well too. Not sure if your ARC reference phono will handle the XX-2, you might wait for someone else to chime in. 
Nottingham Owners - Please Help
Mark,I have not had any motor noise problems with my Nottingham Interspace TT, although the housing does clearly vibrate at standstill. I did find a slight deepening of bass and increased microdynamics by placing three mouse pads under the motor h... 
Nottingham Space Deck Table......
You might do a search on vinyl asylum at AA with Nottingham. Several inmates have the spacedeck and swear by it. I have listened to two Spacedeck/Space are set ups, one with a Benz glider LO and one with a Transfiguration cartridge. I prefered the... 
Best Integrated 50wpc under 600 used
Subdoofus, you have several good choices in this price range, which I have listed in my order of preference.Musical Fidelity A3 int. amp 85wpc ($1495 new)Audio Analogue Puccini SE 50wpc ($995 new)Creek 5350 75wpc ($? new)These are all very clean s... 
Speaker Advice -- Which to Buy
You might want to check out a used pair of Vandersteen 2ce signatures if you have a medium sized room (12'x15') or larger. I have them paired with an Odyssey stratos and Audible Illusions M3A, it's a pretty incredible combination. Very musical. Yo...