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Lamm pre amp
@erik_squires , brings up a great contender, heard one in a friend of a friend's system and loved it, just could not find one in the used market to live with during my culling process but was on my radar. Please do let us know what you buy and if ... 
Lamm pre amp
@tvad , thanks for that info, had forgot if the 1st Sound had a remote or not as I wouldn’t have used it any way. 
Lamm pre amp
That Allnic would be an interesting one to check out, never tried it but have settled on the Allnic for my phono stage, went through the same process choosing a phonstage as I did for the preamp and have to say nothing came close, the Allnic ran a... 
If you had to start all over again in this day and age
Please note, just deleted a duplicate post^^^^ 
If you had to start all over again in this day and age
@roberjerman, I still have my Sleeping Beauty along with the Goliath head amp from my all GAS system from the seventies, it's what got me into moving coils and never looked back from that point on. Enjoy the music 
Equipment Warm up, but What About Listener Warm up?
@slaw, +1 
Favorite Lyricists?
Well we just lost one of the best with the passing of John Prine. 
Lamm pre amp
In my quest to buy my retirement preamp 4 years ago, settling on the Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe, I went through about 7 preamps and the only one that in my mind that rivaled the Lamm was the First Sound Presence which I believe can be had with a remote. In... 
A Hypothetical Analogy Between Fake IDs and Audiology Tests
Don't know about those fake IDs, from Louisiana, if you could walk in, you got served. 
Equipment Warm up, but What About Listener Warm up?
I believe that the equipment warm up and the listeners warmup go hand in hand and both are creditable. 
Eric Clapton Unplugged Horribly Mispressed
Well if nothing else, it's sure to be a conversation piece. Wonder what value could be placed on the novelty of the mistake, if any? 
can anyone recommend a person in LA area to pay to install a tricky Koetsu cartridge
BTW, nice cart. What table/arm are you installing it on? 
can anyone recommend a person in LA area to pay to install a tricky Koetsu cartridge
The Koetsu RSP is no harder or easier than any other cartridge install, so if you have any experience in this, don't fret. On the other hand if you have no experience, now would be a good time to get acquainted with the process as those before hav... 
Wow an old album that rocked your world
@jfd11, great mention of Mott The Hopple, All the Young Dudes. Certainly can tell Bowies influence on that one. Have it on clear red vinyl and it's in my rotation. 
Wow an old album that rocked your world
The Quess Who's American Woman is one of those can't miss albums for me. Big fan of the Quess Who and Bachman Turner OD but never felt they reached the peak they did together for that album. Some great mentions earlier stated as well.  Enjoy the m...