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CD SACD PLAYERS
"Will Marantz out preform my Esoteric CD and SACD wise ?"Doubtful. IMHO, an Esoteric player is leagues above a Marantz. I have owned 2 different Marantz sacd players and I haven't heard anything that comes close to the quality I get out of my Esot... 
CD player outputs question.....
I have the analog outputs of my Esoteric SACD player going into my tube preamp. I also have the digital out on my SACD player going into my Wyred4Sound dac with absolutely no problems. No hum, ground loops, nada. 
Poor man's Rockport Atrias?
Doubtful the dealer will give a price break on the demo speakers. More than likely, the dealer won't want to sell the demos as he could lose sales waiting for a new pair to come in. 
Right angle IEC power cable
Shunyata makes a right angle adapter, female to male connector. 
Poor man's Rockport Atrias?
Used Rockport's under 20 grand show up on here once in a while. I saw 3 last month alone. 
tubes for leben cs600
Why not check out the tube store? http://thetubestore.com 
Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500
Call Klaus at Odyssey. You may be presently surprised. 
Tannoy Speakers & Bi-wiring
Instead of bi-wiring, why not replace the cheap brass jumpers with a quality cable jumper. You could experiment with different wires or just go with a short (6") pair of the Audience cables to use as jumpers. 
Wrong speakers
Look into a pair of ZU Audio speakers. Very efficient and very tube friendly. 
Rogue Audio Cronus Question
My recently sold Sony tuner did not do this through my Modulus 3B and Odyssey amp but both of my Magnum Dynalab tuners FT101A and MD90 do cause creep through. I believe it's because the Tuners output voltage is very high. I have been turning off t... 
Problem with toggle switch on Magnum Dynalab tuner
I would order a switch from the manufacturer and install it myself. The toggle switch unscrews from the front face and there are probably only 2 wires to solder on the switch. 
Best Christmas music, CD or album on your list ?
Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas music and of course, Bing Crosby's as well. To be honest, I am not a big fan of Christmas music. I play it mostly for my wife around the Holidays and when we are both trimming the tree. 
What is the missing element?
I have the V-link192 going into my Wyred Dac. It sounds wonderful. I also use J Rivers 16 and use a dedicated laptop for music only. All the music files are on a 2TB usb3 hard drive. Which lossless codec do you use? I use flac. J Rivers outputs to... 
Used turntable market
In 2009, I bought a used VPI Scout turntable. Since the seller was only 200 miles away on Staten Island, I opted to drive down there on a Saturday to pick it up. I brought my wife along and we had a nice ride and I took her to lunch at a Texas Roa... 
ARC ref 3,5 OR Lamm LL2.1 for my ml2.1
Go with the Lamm. They were designed to work with one another.