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Sanity test before you start this hobby
Amen old-school your preaching to the choir. 
Are there headphones that image in front of you rather than in your head?
I have, in the last 6 months, returned to purchasing and setting up a headphone based system to listen to when circumstances dictate it over my main system and have really been thrilled with the results leading to headphone listening about 25% of ... 
Norah Jones
Yogiboy have had the that one for over 50 years, was actually my mom's and she played it often and I replaced with a newer copy found still sealed at a flea market about 10 years ago. I really enjoyed how Norah and Billie Joe stayed true to the or... 
Norah Jones
Mofimadness, thanks for the heads up on the New York City recording, also wanted to throw out there The Foreverly album with Norah and Billie Joe Armstrong redoing the Everly Brothers Songs My Daddy Taught Us, not real familiar with BJA but these ... 
Made the call, VPI Prime
Enjoy that new Prime at its price I really don't think you could do better, and the upgrade path of SDS, perifial ring and a more solid clamp are nice and redilly available as you get that upgrade fever. Go ahead and get you a Mint/Best protracter... 
Norah Jones
Norahs new album is really good, must admit though I really like all her albums. You need to also try the stuff she does with her friends from around the Austin area as the Little Willies. 
Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Very good news indeed. Thank you Mr. Dylan, I tip my hat to you sir. 
TurnTable Quest
I second anything with a VPI logo, they will validate themselves. 
Your first component that was "special"
In 1975 I purchased a H/K ST7 turntable with a Rabco arm and mounted a GAS Sleeping Beauty cart. ran that into a GAS Goliath head amp Son Of Ampzilla a Phobe preamp and a pair of Polk model 10s, wow I was set for 10 years. I know you said one peic... 
Tinnitus remedy?
I have to say both April 20th and Sept.29th are celebrated at my house, puff puff pass. 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
No direct experience with the Mac phono but plenty with the little Allnic, am quite sure you are going to hear a difference between the two units but only your ears are going to be able to say which is better. Only thing I can add is don't sell th... 
Tinnitus remedy?
Coffee/caffeine as a cause for tinnitus is very bad news for me, I likes my coffee too and have already cut back to half decaf but my drink of choice are black Russians so I need to just go lay down now. 
Tinnitus remedy?
bdp24, does coffee aggravate tinnitus? 
High quality step down transformer
I use a Lite Fuse that I purchased New off ebay to power a Jadis dac that runs off 220. It works so well never bothered with getting the dac wired to 110. There is a formula to follow and what it is I forget , hopefully someone will chime in, some... 
Next step in TT - where to go from a VPI Traveler?
Sounds like you are headed in the right direction with the Prime and since you own VPI now you have an idea of their ease of setup. I own a Prime, it was the cheapest way to get the 10inch 3D arm and have to say I am staying put with the Prime/SDS...