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Speaker Width?
+1 tomic601 Jim Smith Book. The only way to go.  
Review: Jim Smith Home Consultation & Set Up Speaker
+2 to or more to richfield_hunter. If you are REALLY serious, study and read and ACT  on Better Sound by Jim Smith (2008)  Paperback – 2008This takes out visual, emotion,WAF and any other obstacle that might influence preconceived intentions. For ... 
Speaker hum
Make sure your TV cable coax is not the culprit if using in an AV system.  
Phono preamp breakin
Thanks saudio. Purchased the frybaby 2. Much more comprehensive tool than a CD.  
Phono preamp breakin
Granite Audio CD? 
Any Tekton users in UK???
To waltersalas, You having owned 3 tekton models, is the claimed efficiency difference between 96 (encores)  and 99 (DI’s) dB noticeable in terms of  impact or drive when you listen especially at lower levels? I don’t know if these are claimed or ... 
Buying my 1st new LP in 42 years..Suggestions?
Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall.  
Cartridge Advice, Opinions
Thanks chakster, your experience is beyond. Will look into your recs. I have been told that the  LPS does not add that much to the PH10 but I having had an external lps with my tricked out Mac mini, would have to differ with what I have been told.... 
What’s wrong with Diana Krall?
Back to the original post, on PBS, something was clearly wrong. Either exhausted, I’ll, or ???   
Lyngdorf and Phono Stages
Once the room is completed, and the waf thing out of the way, I’d probably jump in ( but only after an audition somewhere) at the Encore level. At present, using Ref 3A Grand Veenas. Having heard high efficiency speakers, I think there is no going... 
Lyngdorf and Phono Stages
Walter,You have asked the questions that I also was ready to ask. I have the declutter bug and would like to not have seperate SS, tube amps, seperate DAC, cables etc. Also rebuilding my analog rig and am considering a HO MC or MI cartridge. Funny... 
Tekton Double Impacts
Could the slight change in “liveliness” be explained by the claimed 3 dB efficiency difference?  
More expensive DAC the answer?
mfdamon,maybe feed your integrated a descent analog source. Will quickly show you if you have a fork in the road.  
SME V tone arm advice
roberjerman, didnt want to think your advice was ignored. I had a price cap in mind and maybe in the future you’re $7500 recommendation might have been the deal of a short lifetime. Wanted to say thanks and will keep my eyes open. Regards.  
SME V tone arm advice
Thanks Folkfreak, the gyrodec is only in transit to me and already fascinated by the Pedersen mod. I haven’t spun vinyl since my Talisman Virtuoso DTI. Hopefully my growth will be slow and steady as I’m already out of comfort zone so to speak.