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millercarbon thanks for the photos have looked at them many of times 
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Nice looking systems skypunk yogiboy thank for posting them 
Sound and quality of Legacy Speakers
Vandersteen Treos Cts great sounding speakers and only 80lbsEnjoy the Music Tom 
Aesthetix MIMAS
I know joey54 has the Mimas and Harbeths but changed to Vandersteen Treos in the last month  he would be good contact for you 
Owners experience with Aesthetix Mimas integrated amplifiers
Check joey54 posts he has one I have the Pallene its the preamp section of the Mimas can talk about the differents in sound but I'm enjoying it very much great dynamic large sound stage and amazing detail you can add Phono stage,DAC and High pass ... 
Small speaker, big room, looks great
You can save some money go with the VLR woods they are $1650 The Sub three can be put any where in the room even under end table it has 11band EQ is adjusted to your room most subs will  work just not a seamlessly Vandersteen speakers phase correc... 
Small speaker, big room, looks great
Small speakers with great sound my choice would be Vandersteen VLR ct with Sub Three the sub has the same adjustable as the Quatro,Kento and 7sEnjoy the Music Tom 
Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts?
I have the Ayre Codex not on your list you should give it a listen       it out performs many I have enjoy this DAC for year I heard many not better just different you do need to go and listen to which ever one you pick Enjoy the MusicTom 
What to do with a collection of sealed audiophile vinyl? MFSL Telarc Sheffield Nautilus
what do you think they are worth might have trade 
15 foot RCA cables out of TT with no pre amp?
Keep your turntable cable as short as posable and get a phono pre with XLR output you need a phono for that distance  
Now that I have my Tri-planar tone arm, I ask for recommendations for a new cartridge.
The best cartridge I ever heard in that price range was the Clearaudio Stradivari V2Enjoy the Music Tom  
Digital Front end for Dummies
My digital front end is Ayre Codex and Bluesound Vault 2i using Qobuz you can check out the rest in virtual systems Enjoy the Music Tom 
Tube Amps For Vandersteen 5a's? How Much Power Is Really Needed?
Second joey54 and add Audio Research Ref75 and Aesthetix Atlas sound great too I have Quatros with Aesthetix AtlasEnjoy the Music Tom 
JBL 4349 or Klipsch Cornwall IV
can't talk about the whole line but I read a review on the L100s cabinet construction was not great 
Ayre Codex and Output Transformer
I have a Codex in my system and I used the RCA outputs with my Oppo disc player  the Codex is a much better DAC then the on board one used it four years that wayBack last April I upgraded my preamp and amp now using the XLRs it's a great DAC Enjoy...