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It is somewhat fiddly in setup and (not just literally, but metaphorically) plastic-y in execution. The marantz, interestingly, is...

Absolutely true, but: 1) I think some of the boutique turntables veer perilously close to the same. ;) 2) I am far from an expert, but...

The Avanti and several other Studebaker models were designed by the brilliant Raymond Loewy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy

Well, if your load is the Hifiman Susvara you want to not soft clip at 100+ dB SPL continuous, yes its not that overkill indeed :)

ESR can be tested in circuit, and is often the more important variable in aged electrolytics. What problem or deficiency are you...

I finallly have coffee in hand this early in the morning and am now able to address these claims... LoL. I heard all those Sony, Denon...

You clearly lacked an appropriately revealing audiophile switchbox. Pity. ahem. ;) :cool:

check the capacitance (ideally at or near working voltage) and the ESR. If both are OK, the capacitor is (capacitors are) probably...

5AR4 seems like a lot of rectifier for a headphone amplifier?!?! :)

My headphone amplifier can’t get any simpler than this but it ain’t hifi though

Aparently Isis and Osirus jointly setup the DIN and ISO standards prior to the building of the pyramids. Or so I read on the UFO thread.

Sort of in response to @MattHooper's post above -- I definitely prefer to hear different sometimes. :)

Really? Hanging out with different audiophile friends, enjoying their different systems, going to audio shows to hear all sorts of gear...

Late September/early October is widely (perhaps generally) held to be the prettiest time of the year in Northern New England. I am, at...