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Kind Of Blue 1st pressing stereo...
>I am wondering if my opened, played, yet mint copySorry, it's not "mint". Not trying to rain on your parade, but "mint" has a meaning.>I realized yesterday that I actually put spindle-marks on >the labelAhem. 
Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S
>THE BEST PHONO-STAGE (never mind heavenly :-) is one that >is **INSIDE** a good line-stage. No extra cables, >connector plugs, different power supplies, doubled up gain->stages, etc.This is a good point, as well. 
Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S
Don't discount Dynavector's own stage. I've become less a fan of mixing and matching "best" components assembled from high-end magazine lists, and more a fan of common-sense "synergistic" or at least engineered and tested combinations.So, consider... 
Personal amp evolution
>For me I started:>Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks>Rotel RB-990bxThat is interesting because that is about how I started. (GFA-555 - I listened to this one level matched in a blind test with GFA-545 and the 555 sounded better - a little less gra...