Put a lid on it (or not?)


We all know how the lid of a turntable, if fitted, in the closed position kills the sound. Well, I have always run my tube amps without their metal lids/covers. The result is an opening up of the sound. Almost as if a metal veil has been lifted. Try it.
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My LP12 has a dust cover. I like it. Keeps platter and Tonearm cleaner than Kuzma Stabi even w/ a cloth cover on it. But I am a proponent of the long ICs / short speaker cables school. Only amps and speakers in the listening room! At low volume no problem with eguipment and TT in room; but at normal to Rock Out volumes IT IS a problem!! Even wth all the racks, spikes, footers, isolation platforms, that I have tried in last 28yrs out of 45yrs; I prefer the long IC/ short speaker cable and TTs and other eguipment OUT of the room! 
Sure it is a compromise; but so is the short ICs and all equipment stacked between the speakers school. 
Yes, I am one of the lucky guys. Dedicated Room, no kids, no pets, great WAF. 
I bought better ICs than tons of $ on racks, platforms, spikes, you name it !!! It is easier to clean, change out a piece of eguipment for audition, more pleasing to the eyes, and sounds better to these ears. 
Listen, Trust your Ears,
Best to all on this Journey!