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Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@lalitk Jan felt that the Miyajima design would not benefit his SUT. The ETR-Mono would probably be your best bet for the Zero.      
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@lalitk I picked up the Solo that I previously put 200 hours on for my dealer, so I know it well. I had my Zero installed at the same time, so I did a lot of A/Bing. I ran the Solo through a Supratek Cortese LCR high gain phono, and the Zero throu... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
With respect to your desire to add a Miyajima Zero or Infinity, you should contact Robin Wyatt. He is the distributor and knows them well. They can be tricky to manage ground loop hum. I solved it with a dedicated mono SUT and phono…Miyajima ETR-M... 
Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500
I second looking at the Lejonklou Boazu. I think you could find a used Leben CS-300 on or close to your budget too. They have made a few different versions over the years because of tube availability. My preference would be the Leben.  
Help recommend a good tube preamp
+3 ARC Ref 6SE  
Best Alignment Protractor?
I like the latest edition WallylTractor (the full disk). Pivot to spindle must be set with their slick gauge. The mirror on the WallyTractor is a must, otherwise you are guessing on Zenith alignment at the null points. The disk has many arcs for d... 
Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek
I can’t compare the Cortese LCR to the Atma-Sphere, but I can give you my impressions of the Cortese LCR. I won’t say I am a Supratek fanboy because I am not hear to sell you one way or the other. I was in need of a phono stage for a new idler dri... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Gabor Szabo MizrabJohn Abercrombie TimelessWipers Is This RealGene Clark White Light (seconding previous mention)Judee Sill euphonious  
Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog?
I prefer the inconvenience of analog... stereo and mono vinyl, 78 shellac, belt drive, idler drive, moving coil, moving iron, strain gauge, optical... dragging a rock through a ragged plastic groove, electrons dancing in glass tubes, and the magic... 
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
A lot of the usual suspects bantered about... Being very particular to both aesthetics and performance, I am very happy with my pair of Marten Bird 2.https://www.marten.se/products/heritage/heritage-bird-2/