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$3,500 for analog front end
i think audiofiel gave excellent advice.follow it like he says and you should be happy with the results. 
My Teres 350 is on the way
great news for you.your system should sound excellent when it gets put together. 
adding phono stage
thanks for the suggestion.some more thought is needed i think. 
Looking to get into Vinyl
think about looking at the used market also.lots of good deals to be had. 
Your One "Go To" Recording
i would go with holly cole's dark dear heart.her version of river is awesome in my opinion. 
Is Digital actually better than Analog?
in the end,to really find out what vinyl is like you simply have to live with it for awhile and decide for yourself.all too often we want to hear that THIS is better than THAT when all it is is different.each medium has it's place in my system.jus... 
need help troubleshooting
done some more work here.alternated speakers,switched my mono block amps around,but the distortion remains in the left channel.just wiggling the left volume control causes major distortion and pops.emailed audible illusions,see what they think it ... 
need help troubleshooting
thanks for your guidance on how to check my cables.doesn't appear to be a problem with ic's or the grounds of the phono cable. 
need help troubleshooting
i am thinking it is a problem with my left channel in the pre-amp.whenever i move the volume knob i get loud distortion from the left speaker,above what is allready there.this unit has the stepped attenuators.would anything be evident if i were to... 
need help troubleshooting
i have had some improvement,seem to get a better connection with my cardas ic so i switched those in and moved the looser fitting ic's to the cdp.did have to turn the volume up considerably when playing lp's.still way too much distortion in the le... 
need help troubleshooting
thanks dweller,i will work in the selector knob.kind of stumped as to why i have these issues even when i take the turntable and cable out of the equation.first time tt owner so i am a complete newb in this regard.not sure if the phono stage was u... 
need help troubleshooting
thanks for the input guys.the vpi tonearm is used but is the same one that i demoed at the store with the tt,which is a tnt junior.the only thing different about the unit is the phono cable.i have a multimeter,how would i go about checking the int... 
Bad experience with ZYX AIRY 3
i am considering a zyx also.the universe is beyond my price range but would appreciate any advice on which others in their lineup might match well with my audible illusions 3a and vpi tnt junior tt with 12.5 arm.i have a manley amp so pretty much ... 
Vinyl reviews website
congratulations.the site looks well layed out.will surely visit there often.thanks. 
What's your system response on " Feels like home"
must agree with jtgofish as well.seems to be the nature of NJ's music.like her just the same.