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Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
ATI. Under $2K and uses Hypex engine with a beefy linear power supply 
Looking for Advice To Build a Small System Around Thorens Turntable
Go listen to speakers. Start with the speakers. 
Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience
What you have now is not serious? 
Help me decide on phono preamp
look on google for a  review 
VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2
Upgrade your speakers 
Modestly priced bookshelf speakers for cabin.
Dyna A25 at <$250 a pair 
What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid?
What are you trying to achieve? Are you after natural or un-natural levels of bass? There is almost no material under 28 hz unless you are listening to organ music?  
Best MM?
Cartridges are throwaway items like brake pads or windshield wipers. The $300 Nagaoka 200 beat the Ortofon Black in a British group test last spring. Think about it. I replaced my Nagaoka with a MC cartridge a few months ago. The Nagaoka was more ... 
Cannot find perfect sound
save your money and go to a concert 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
Wayne Parnham 4Pi at half that price. You will have money left over for subs. 
My first Tube Amplifier
Dynakit SCA 35 Integrated. I thought everyone did. 
ATI AT4003 / ATI AT543NC for ATC SCM / Dyndaudio
auxinput: have you heard the ati implementation? 
ATI AT4003 / ATI AT543NC for ATC SCM / Dyndaudio
Replaced pass alephs with the ati, love it 
Butcher BLock Acoustics under turntable
layer corium with sorbothane sheets 
Dynavector retiped
call Soundsmith and ask