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Want to Start vinyl
I'm in the camp of go for it...........Remember if you shop smart and buy used your $2000 budget could get you close to $4000 retail worth of equipment! IMO I would intend on your entire budget listed as this gives you many choices and you not nee... 
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters??
Magnih, LV2 & V2 then LV1 & V1 
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters??
Joel, my favorite is the 6922 PQ white lable US then 6922 PQ white lable from Holland. 
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters??
Joel, I perfer the Amperex over the tele for the critical positions. The tele are nice but just a tad laid back for me. Tubemonger has always provided good stuff and I have never had any problems with his tubes. AA FAQ page has some good info you ... 
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters??
Jolen1aub, Check out the Amperex US made PQ white lable 6922 E88cc tubes for the critical positions, a bit costly but have been my favorites. For a bit less cash the Mullard 6922/CV2493 low noise GT. Britain tubes are nice too. 
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters??
I own a SFL2 and wouldn't consider it a tube eater. It does run them a tiny bit harder but nothing to worry about. Don't get freaked out about this as a set of tubes are going to last many many years. As mentioned above there are critical location... 
Tweak your AC mains for better performance, free
Eldartford, Both fuses and breakers can be troublesome and it appears the fuses did there job for you. I'm in a non lightning area so fuses vs breakers isn't really a concern just earthquakes! Happy Listening 
Best XM from marantz st7100 or Polk xrt12
I have the Polk unit and agree that a D/A will improve it's sound but not all that much. I use mine more for finding new artist and back ground tunes. The line up is great something for everyone. 
Tweak your AC mains for better performance, free
Foster, I don't worry much about flipping the breakers as I try to replace once a year. Glad all worked out for you. 
Tweak your AC mains for better performance, free
I think the suggestion of turning your breakers off/on by electricians are more the switch as I have found breakers that have not been turned off for years some times have difficulty tripping. The inside of your typical redidentual circuit breaker... 
DeOxit and ProGold
ProGold is a great product, I like the whipe too, easy to use and no mess. I believe the ProGold name has been changed to DeoxitGold. 
What's under your Neuance platform
Tvad, thanks for the info on sorbathane. I have some Audioquest sorothane feet that I don't use for anything so I'll give those a shot too. Any clue you have as to the softness (durometer) you would go with? 
What's under your Neuance platform
Jade, I like the bubble wrap idea, it looks like you use larger wrap than smaller, do you have a preference over larger vs smaller wrap? When inserting the Neuances it made a nice sonic improvement and I'm using four large brightstar iso-nods unde... 
For the vinyl enthusiasts
Amoeba Music and Rasputin Records in the San Fransico Bay Area. Both Have multi locations. Amoeba has a great store also in Hollywood. 
ventilation fan vibration isolation help needed
Try Herbies audio labs and get the isolation devises he puts on the tube dampers as I think he sells them seperately, then I would install only exhaust fans away from any openings (doors, etc.) as I would think you would want the cool air pulled i...