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Music similar to Mike Oldfield
Just Finishing up Crisis, Amazing stuff. I listened to the majority of the above suggestions, but none are doing it for me so far like MO.Next is Islands..BTW...keep the suggestions coming. William Orbit was almost doing it for me... 
Tekton Speakers,Who owns them and what did you replace and why.
Martin, make sure repost your thoughts after you get them. I am leaning towards going with the DI myself 
Music similar to Mike Oldfield
Yes, love TB II, but after Amarok (and I love Amarok the most by a wide margin) Five Miles out is in my Mike Oldfield #2 spot. Most people say Ommadawn is theIr favorite, but I've only heard about 25% of it so far... need to keep listening. Mike's... 
Music similar to Mike Oldfield
Thanks for all the suggestions! I got a lot of listening ahead... 
Sharing Speakers between two amps
What Dave said, otherwise you could just get a pair of smallish bookshelf speakers for your mains dedicated to your HT system if you have the space. Shouldn't worry about SQ too much since these are mostly for ambient sounds. Make sure your center... 
Where can you get access to great quality vinyl rips?
Yeah, probably will do some ripping myself soon. I was thinking of getting a Schiit Jil and a new needle, likely a new Jico SAS to go with my Shure m97xe. So at least another $400 to get me started. Just got a record doctor V and that has worked w... 
Where can you get access to great quality vinyl rips?
Sometimes it's hard for a customer to get what they want :( 
Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist?
Phonopreamps.com has a mighty fine unit for 45 bucks or so. Seriously, had one for almost 10 years, sounded fantastic and never an issue. Not sure if the Mani is much better actually.https://www.phonopreamps.com/tc750pp.htmlYou know the product is... 
Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist?
Schiit Mani +3 
Best deal on unterminated bulk silver speaker cable for budget audiophiles
Thanks guys, I was afraid of that. I'll probably keep checking for used clear day cable to hopefully get a good deal at some point. 
An audiophilic music lovers Christmas!
Got the Record Doctor V. Holy $hit! This thing rocks. Records sound pristine. 
What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid?
How did the Loki do for you? 
Schitt turntable anyone?
New Schitt turntable information!https://darko.audio/2018/10/eat-schiit-audiophiles/Also not gonna have vibration dampeners on the feet out of the box. You'll have to buy, I kid you not "Schitt Floaters" 
Passive or Active Pre- Amp for Nuforce STA200
IMHO, the Schiit Saga is the best bang for the buck in pre-amps hands down (only $350!). My plan is to get one myself very soon 
Center channel speaker recommendations
The Emotiva C2 is supposed to be one hell of a center channel for the money based on what I've researched, Check it out:https://emotiva.com/collections/loudspeakers/products/airmotiv-c2