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Is it worth fixing my clear audio concept
while in Asheville go see some great live music at the Orange Peel and at Jack of the Wood tavern…man i miss them both.I think you want the arm rewired w very similar wire that is in there, probably a litz with some silver… Specify a top grade Car... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Band - A Musical History  
Decide between ARC Ref 6SE and Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803#&gid=1&pid=1of course you know the purity and magic of the balsa and carbon fiber drivers and purpose built high pass amplifiers…fun 
Decide between ARC Ref 6SE and Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse
Also both the ARC and Aesthetix benefit from tubes and isolation. HRS preferred for both IMO and certainly that is the brand Aesthetix use in the DAC. I run a bad A nos 1960 Tung Sol usa 6550 in the Ref5se…. transformative Jim 
Decide between ARC Ref 6SE and Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse
well…..first what a wonderful position to be in..those are two awesome and fantastic preamps to choose from. I am certainly no stranger to either including your downstream components - i run the 7 mk2 and RV’s 7 high pass amplifiers. The pairing o... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Happy Friday all the young dudes ! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Gray - A Century Ends ( server )Rekindling my David Gray phase…. 
Bad recordings and high end audio
Funny and ultimately sad story from the mid eighties ….Super die hard Zep fan showed up at the store..wanted a system that could really rock. He left with a nice system with Hafler electronics and ADS 810 speakers. Returned it all the following we... 
Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts
Kuzma 9 on my radar for my SOTA, please do keep us informed as you enjoy the music ;-) 
Arrange circuit breakers in panel
i forgot to add clean and tight and the highest quality breakers you can find, put your panel on a maintenance schedule as heat and load cycles can loosen connections. ( and in my case close proximity to salt water and therefore salt fog )Heavy - ... 
Bad recordings and high end audio
There are lots of trustworthy Maggie dealers. The one I frequent carries 20 ish brands of speakers in 8 large showrooms. Ditto for electronics. Dominant in his large local market, a true music lover with > 20 k records and blessed with good mus... 
Arrange circuit breakers in panel
get your ugly loads ( motors, switch mode stuff ) on the opposite leg of those two dedicated lines. 
So where should the tubes be?
21 tubes in my reference system and 19 in the condo. i do know where all the FETs are…to the OP phono stage or DAC would be my first pick. 
So where should the tubes be?
Three Easy….he doesn’t know a FET is solid state 
Is it worth fixing my clear audio concept
have it fixed. you can post pictures in the virtual systems section of this website.ask Clearaudio for a recommended repair center.