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Is Classe AUdio no longer???
passet0279 posts08-05-2017 10:13amQuality in China is no better or worse then here in USA. The Transmission for your Cadilac cars are made in China ! BINGO! 
"10 Recommended Turntables"....
These aren't better than vintage DD Technics decks and they're far-far away from PL570, PL535, PL518, PL41 Pioneers.How about AR-XA? Marantz 6300, 6350...?I listed them as substantially better alternatives vs. this list of 10. 
Room treatments
volume control can kill ambient noise. 
Empire 598 Tonearm choice
SME 3009 would require replacement of original armboard and altering chassis while AudioTechnica 5001(btw superior arm and hard to find!) or Rek-o-Kut perfectly fits into original armboard. 
WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC?
@geoffkait ,Is the new left-over dry wall a compromise to old discarded? Please share your 'tweaky' expertise :-) 
WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC?
One day, I picked up left-over dry wall $free off the curb side that I needed for small projects. Some of it I used for my StandDesign equipment stand that I cut precisely to fit tight within shelf racks (compared to original wood composite shelve... 
Mono recordings - two questions...
for solo vocal with instrument mono is better otherwise not. 
"One Box Solutions" - Suggestions ?
Yamaha YS801 has everything you need, but streaming. It also has miniature size streaming preamp. I guess B&H has best deals on those. 
Flat vinyl records... Please chip-in to insite!
Actually i must agree with bdp AND wart. I was trying to void spending 4 figures, but VinylFlat would be indeed great professional tool. 
Is Classe AUdio no longer???
Personally, I find it foolish to treat all Chinese electronics as cheap, poor quality products produced by sweat shop labor.Personally, I also try to be as just as possible so I plug in numbers first to be sure.  B&W, large manufacturer, isn't... 
Tonearm microphonics
yes -- remove tonearm. 
Flat vinyl records... Please chip-in to insite!
Well, when there’s 95+F outside, the contact temperature of surface is about 120...130F. My oven doesn’t have that low of a setting so what I do is to get it to minimum possible (185f) and than cool it to 160 before I slide record in.The other met... 
Is Classe AUdio no longer???
if you read mind behind written word, you will realize that it's outsourcing to cheap slave labor of China -- therefore there will be gap in production for a small period of time.when it happens consider me as a prophet 
Lyra Dorian issue with channels
Looks like the problem is rather intermittent than static. Did you try Kenwood headshell with Lyra mounted on Denon? 
Perfect CD to test Equipment
I use original german polydoor classics box set Richter -- Well Tempered Clavier http://https//www.amazon.com/Bach-Well-Tempered-Clavier-Sviatoslav-Richter/dp/B000026OHN Nothing challenges system as piano.