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You get to have 3 pieces: 2 speakers and 1 piece of electronics + Turntable...
McIntosh MA6600 Integrated 200wpcGE Triton 1 SpeakersVPI Scout Turntable 
McIntosh Tone Controls
The bass control on a McIntosh preamp is set at 30hz and treble control is set at 10Khz. They are analog.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Pink Floyd, “The Final Cut”.      On vinyl 
Best building material for vibration free shelving
I have 2 maple platforms that need refinishing, I used one for my Scout and the other for my Prime.  The larger is 22 by 18 by 3 inches thick of air dried maple.  The smaller one is 18 by 15 by 2 inches thick of air dried maple.  I painted them bl... 
I pulled the trigger, I bought OHM Walsh Micro Tall Speakers...
I bet it's going to sound wonderful, enjoy! 
How much?
My main rig 3-4 hours every day and my secondary system 7-8 hours every day (mostly FM Stereo). My secondary system is in my home office. 
VPI Prime - How Often Do You Use the Adjustable VTA Base?
I never used it on my Prime after arm set up.   
Whats playing on your system today?
Deep Purple, "Machine Head"   (Audio Fidelity gold CD)Mountain, "Nantucket Sleighride"Jimi Hendrix, "People, Hell & Angels"All digital 
Audioquest Slate biwire vs Audioquest GBC single wire
I have a 25 foot pair of Slates I was using a few years ago.  They seemed to emphasize the bass while slightly rolling off the top.   Not in use any longer.   
Marantz DV8400 SACD Output
You can't get SACD from a digital output due to copyright protection.  There are only a couple of players that can do it and you will need a matching dac to do it.  DCS does it as well as PS Audio, but you would need the transport  and dac using t... 
Received your Magnepan 30.7’s Yet
Johnathan Valin has a pair on extended loan at TAS.  I would think you would want to take care of the paying customers first instead of Valin who won't be buying them. 
Adirondack Audio
@jafant ………………………………Thank you.  I thought my original post was fine.  With everyone carrying a phone in their pocket, there is no excuse to keep a customer waiting like that. 
Adirondack Audio
@jaf36...............I didn’t call Fidelis on the carpet. I merely related my experience. Fidelis offered me a paltry 1000.00 for my Prime which I paid 4000.00 for. I was also including the dust cover which cost me another 350.00. I have spent a l... 
Klipsch Palladium P39F and Probably the Entire line Major issue!
Same happened to me on a pair of Vandersteen 2CE speakers.  Sent the woofers back for repair. Richard Vandersteen told me the speakers were too close to the baseboard heat in my home. Lesson learned.  
Opinions on these budget integrateds?
Parasound Halo Integrated.  160wpc, 45 amps of current.