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Will a high quality preamp really make a difference in sound?? Also speaker cable
@malatu, He wasn’t that  wise, a blowhard was more like it. So happy he is gone, his smugness grated on me.   
What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?
Pink Floyd DSOTM.  Original first pressing, Island Records.  Bought from Muffets Music, Providence. RI. I purchased it as an import, 10 days before it made its debut in the US.   I also use the Legacy Audio Music Sampler Volume 3 CD. I picked it... 
David Johansen has passed away
@rar1, ”Frankenstein” was an Edgar Winters Group song.    
David Johansen has passed away
I saw the NY Dolls as an opening act for The Edgar Winters Group.  They were fantastic.   
Maplenoll Ariadne missing air valve for platter/ tonearm
I would contact the seller and ask.  If you can’t get an explanation, return it.   
I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring
Leave them alone, as far as I know, he voiced the speaker using that wire, changing it probably will change the sound.   
Trojan Warning?
Nothing here on my desktop computer or iPad.  You may be getting a false positive from your anti-virus software.  
Cartridge - sweet spot on the cost/sound curve?
I would get an Audio Technica VM540 MM cartridge.  It sounds fantastic and comes in around $280.00.  You will not be disappointed and I think sounds better than the Blue Point Soecial.  I owned one mounted on a Rega Planer3 turntable.   I found it... 
My Gray Experience
Unfortunately, you learned an expensive lesson.   
Whats playing on your system today?
CSN&Y, “4Way Street”   Vinyl These protest songs from the late 60’s and early 70’s seem very appropriate in todays political climate. Mott The Hoople,  “The Anthology”.  CD The MC5, “Heavy Lifting”.  CD This is the last and final MC5 album ... 
Turntable Upgrade
I had a VPI Prime with the 3D Unipivot are and HATED it.  I hated it so much that for a year I never used it or played vinyl.  I traded it in on a Technics SL 1200G turntable and never looked back.  I now play more vinyl than CD’s. The VTA on the ... 
Are EL34 based amps more musical than KT series based ? Or it's purely a matter of design?
I love the sound of EL 34 tubes, reminds me most of tube amps from the past.  A ripe romantic type sound but without any bass slam.   
Should I use Impedance 4 or 8?
Try them both for a day or so, whichever one you like best. There is no right or wrong way.  
Becoming Led Zeppelin
I saw them in 73? Houses of the Holy tour.   Amazing but the drum solo went on and on for way too long.  As a side note, my GF, now my wife said that Robert Plant had a huge boner throughout most of the show.  We were sitting third row center at t... 
Tuner choices: Tandberg or Luxman?
I have 2 McIntosh tuners and love them, use both every day, in 2 separate systems.