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Dirt cheap set-up
@fuzztone.  Trying to detect irony. Or, at least, signs at hopefully you are not miserable with life too much 
Curl or Pass
@bpoletti I agree. And by doing so completely negate my previous post. However, Herron products are a cut above.  
Curl or Pass
Anyhow, there are several wonderful options alongside the Parasound and Pass. As to the latter two, you can't go wrong with either. It all depends on how much flexibility you want. Yet I went from a highly-rated, well-reviewed, uber-flexible phono... 
Curl or Pass
@clifffff   So true. I hate when someone chimes in with a product completely unrelated to the OP's original question. Yes, sometimes there's a serendipitous discovery (e.g. I never would have fallen in love with my Spatials had someone not recomme... 
Verity speakers opinions/experience?
Truthfully, I can't think of a single Canadian speaker manufacturer who does not make excellent speakers 
Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable
Question: Is there any merit to what @drbarney1  said about ribbon cables (like Alpha Core, Mapleshade, and some others) NOT improving the sound? 
Speaker suggestions under 4k
Have you considered open baffle? I went from cabinets to Spatials and couldn't be happier. I don't know if I'd ever go back.  
Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable
@mitchellman1 -- How would you describe their presence to the sound as compared to other cables you've tried? 
Frail and Bedazzled
I'm in a similar circumstance in which my vinyl rig is way more invested in than my digital rig and the sound reflects that.  
Paul McCartney 3
I'll ask again: What exactly is the DR range? 
Paul McCartney 3
@sd40   What exactly is the DR range?  
What are you streaming tonight?
Jean Luc Ponty - "No Absolute Time" 
16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical.
My amp has 4, 8, and 16 taps. If my speakers are 4, what strain, if any, on any of my amp tubes will that have?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw that's a phenomenal album. Her first, right? Also, did you know Colvin is the background vocals on Suzanne Vegas "Luka"? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon from the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2