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GROUND LOOPS
Get a whole house conditioner that is wired into your mains box.....all will be good 
Anticipating next upgrade after B&W 803 D3?
You're on the fast track to the poor house .....and where you'll not be satisfied. 
l want to build a solid wood turntable
One of Soundsmith's top cartridges also uses cactus needles for cantilever. 
Springs under turntable
I have Vandersteen 5A's....I read somewhere at one time that if I decouple the speakers from their spikes on to tile-on-concrete flooring using (maybe Herbies somethings), I would get better sound.   Nope....took all the music away...replaced the ... 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
cd-18......that's exactly what I did....got that dealer setup manual, the device to put the table on so that I could get under easily to adjust the springs, etc.   Was quite good at it...lots of experience. 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
Lewn...  the Morgan analogy is absolutely perfect.  This brought up my vision of when I got my pilots license.  The chief FAA guy at Teterborough airport in NJ drove a Morgan...a guy I could never hope to be as cool.  ..just about a month ago, I h... 
Help a newbie understand
..looks like you just did a lateral arabesque.  Those Snells are really good.  Anyway, the best sound for the least dollar spent can be had with good headphones and a headphone amp.  ....or....you can be absolutely amazed as I was with a Sony Walk... 
Springs under turntable
I'm guessing you're hearing more air around the instruments?  Those likely are resonances we seek to eliminate. 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
Victor nails it for me on my Macbook Pro.....more musical...less mechanical 
Buying b&w 803 d3’s and keeping 804’s as rears
my 5.1 system is in another room than is my 2 channel setup.   I only listen to movies on the 5.1....never music. 
For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question
Actually, the traditional tube sound and solid state sound have converged 
Do Tonearms need servicing
I had something called a Helius Orion.....needed servicing after a few months.  ...sent it back to England 2 or 3 times then sold it. 
Any advice on headphone extension cables?
Id get a couple of different ones that can be returned...even higher/lower priced ones for auditioning.  You'll find the right one. 
Tweaking the new Grado Timbre Sonata 3
I had Grados for many years...cartridges, headphones....they all need lots of time before they dance.   Be patient 
Headphone adapter for Ayre Codex
..I have the same dual XLR's......call Cardas and have them make you the proper cable.....takes about a week.....get the top (Clear)