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Tekton Double Impacts vs the competition....
Tommy .....being a pro musician, your ears are most likely shot.   Like all of us, find happiness where you can 
How many members have climate controlled listening rooms
Where's your thermostat.  In My house, there was too much variation in temp/humidity, so I got a thermostat with remote sensors that communicate on line....very much better. (Ecobee) 
Low mass 12" tonearms?
Get a suggestion from Soundsmith.  He's values his customers and knows his products. ( His stuff usually mates well with VPI - but that's only my suggestion) 
Jeff Rowland Design Group
I also had wonderful support from Rowland. 
Harmon Kardon ST-7 with Rabco Tonearm
I never owned one, but a close friend did.....agreed with schubert (above).   The arm is a dog - don't think it was Rabco. 
Bi-amp through receiver vs pre out to 2 channel for fronts
forget biamping unless you have 2 exactly the same amps....your connection is much too fraught with "issues" 
BEST SHIELDED XLR CABLES
I use XLR balanced cable throughout my system... and comparing various high end brands, the differences between them are minimal....not so with speaker cables, but true with interconnects 
What do people place on their platter for dust protection
I'm with BPAudio 
Vandersteen 1 repair.
Dsycks......just let Vandersteen do the repair....how could you question them..... 
C/D player
Ayre C5xemp 
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Noise issue driving me nuts!
..sounds like a Grado picking up transformer noise under platter...... 
LOOKING TO MAKE A TURNTABLE CHANGE, HOPEFULLY AN IMPROVEMENT
HiFiMan5 - When I changed to the aluminum (Classic) platter the improvement was dramatic.   What do you like about the acrylic??McFeil - have you listened to the VPI3D/2nd pivot? or the Fat Boy?? 
Seeking informed advice on speaker acquisition (Vandersteen vs. OHM Walsh)
I second gdnrbob's post.   When I was a kid the speaker that did it for me were the Ohm A.......although you needed Boulder Dam to get them to do their thing.   I now have Vandersteen 5A.....always smiles. 
Grado Sonata Cartridge vs. Rega Ania
I had a Sonata in a Rega years ago, and found the cartridge musical, but short on definition and bloom.   I don't know the Ania.   I think I'd look to lots of different cartridges before settling in, if change is in the offing. 
What time do you wear?
For all of you with good watches.....recently, my Breitling Navitimer would stop. I sent it to Breitling who would fix it for 1550.00 dollars but I declined and had them return the watch. I found a guy in Florida who fixes all these kinds of watch...