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SME 3009 II Unimporved -- "Thin" Sound
Thanks again, all, for your continuing input on this problem.Cakyol  --  If you are familiar with the hana EH or Mani, or both  ... - what settings do you recommend? 
SME 3009 II Unimporved -- "Thin" Sound
Hello stereo5.  Thanks for weighing in!I currently have a schitt Mani phonostage and am using it through the aux input of the AI.  Aside from going to mm with SUT into the phono input, is there any other combination you recommend with the Hana EH?... 
SME 3009 II Unimporved -- "Thin" Sound
Hi guys,I GENUINELY appreciate the fast and thoughtful responses, and I will pursue many of your suggestions.  But I realize from your comments my information was not as complete as you would like, so allow me to fill-in some of the blanks:1.  I b... 
Fair price for a Yamaha RX-V1
Thank you all for the input.Paraneer -- Thanks for the good suggestion.  I should have mentioned that I have a 2-channel system set up separately from my HT system -- but I may need to combine the two in the future. 
Portable Radio Quality?!?
I will follow up; thank you all.  BTW, I do have a GE Super Radio that is in OK shape for "garage listening" but needs a whip antenna.  It appears to be 10 mm at its base.  Can anyone steer me to a good source for replacement antennae?   
Fair price for a Yamaha RX-V1
Thank you, Tony. 
Fair price for a Yamaha RX-V1
WOW!  ...but I guess not that surprising.  THANKS, all.  Good, consistent input.  Given its condition and its past performance, I took an "educated guess" a couple days ago and placed it at $490 (as I recall), which apparently is a little on the h... 
QUALITY: HDMI vs. ANALOGUE
Thank you all.  Great perspective. 
AM and FM antenna systems
Thanks, all, for the response, feedback.Creed:  What they are trying to do is pull in local AM and FM signals without a lot of interference from neighboring signals (called multi-path?). The stations they like re probably all within 20-25 miles aw... 
AM and FM antenna systems
Many thanks to each of you for the quick response.  I assume from the lack of comment following Yogiboy'S AM comment that significant AM improvement is most likely a lost cause (?).Also... if they were OK with spending $300+ would you advise buyin... 
Headphone DAC/Preamps
Thanks for your responses. See Above: Is there any quality difference between the units that use the 1/4 inch jack and the units that use a "mini" jack?IS there a significant difference between using balanced 1/4 inch and unbalanced 4-pin?