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Cueing it up...
The vinyl is a resilient media, and will recover well from small, damped impacts like a cueing drop from a normal cueing lever. 
2A3 vs. 300B single end triode....
I like 'em both. But I love my 45s even better!Much depends on the amp design that the tubes are in, but the 300B tends to be known to have plenty of bottom end and higher power at 8 watts, and the 2A3 is more famous for transparent detail with le... 
Will our MC for the festivities gain the stage?
Maxgain, I have heard the stories about this being the case, but I have not found it to be true in my situation. A good step-up transformer should not get in the way of the sound at all. In fact, in some ways, it makes a better coupling than going... 
Expensive vinyl rig - still not performing ;-
I'd recommend re-checking the spindle-to-pivot distance(223mm), and then the cartridge alignment with a cartridge protractor. Then make the VTF setting about 1.8g. Then play with the VTA a little, to clear up the sibilance. The sibilance and conge... 
Will our MC for the festivities gain the stage?
Marty, I tried using the Shelter at 100 ohms, which is about the best load I found for it. It just didn't have enough "oomph" with my MFA preamp(66db total gain). The Shelter doesn't do as well when it is unloaded, in my opinion anyway.I am hoping... 
Will our MC for the festivities gain the stage?
Yes David, if your line stage provides 20db gain in addition to the 55db in your phono section, you'll be in the ballgame. 
Will our MC for the festivities gain the stage?
David, as Marty pointed out to me in another thread, it will be the phono stage gain combined with the line stage gain that will be the key to this.My MFA Magus preamp has 46db gain in the phono, and 20 in the line stage, making a total of 66db ga... 
Phase and time alligned speakers
Oh, Marty, everyone has a disagreeable day now and then. 
Digitally remastered vinyl?
Oh! Now I see. 
New Scout & MH MM-7 or old Linn Sondek. ?????
Well, I've certainly heard alot of other very good sounding turntables, and own a Teres 245/OL Silver/Shelter 501 right now, so I guess that eliminates the possibility that I "have no idea what a good sounding turntable sounds like".Perhaps since ... 
New Scout & MH MM-7 or old Linn Sondek. ?????
My personal opinion is that the Linn Sondek will outperform either of those other turntables that you mentioned.It must be set up properly, and be in correct working order to do it.It is a fussy turntable about set up, and may not be for everyone,... 
Phase and time alligned speakers
Judit, Quads like any fullrange electrostat or any fullrange single-driver cone speaker, are inherently time aligned. The phase alignment has to do directly with the phase shift that may occur in the single drive element. The advantages of these t... 
Digitally remastered vinyl?
Viridian's got it pegged. They sound like 12 inch CDs. Not exactly what I am looking for. 
Power Cords - Pixie Dust?
Yes, it does make sense. The better that motor does its job, the better the sound will be.I power my motor directly from a battery, and that was a big improvement. Then I just got a Signature motor upgrade, which added high quality caps and resist... 
would this Deter you from buying used gear????
This is simply an desensitizing excercise to get people used to requiring marks and identifiers. The ultimate result will be you will be required to have marking and identification, on your personal body. After all, how else will they be able to "...