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Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
Tweak1: get those anti-vibration blocks that were cited in the Stereophile review. I got a box of 48 of them for about $26 and they are great!!! I put three of them under all of my components.https://www.supplyhouse.com/DiversiTech-MP-2E-EVA-Anti-... 
Audio Technica VM540ML v. N97xe Jico SAS
Input capacitance of Schiit Mani is 100 pf. 
Favorite band or artist of all time?
+1 Elizabeth re: our dear ole Ludwig Van. 
Phono Pre-Amp stopped working out of no where
Or, one of those tables that has a built in preamp which wasn't bypassed or switched out, let the stylus fall on the record...I can envision that easily. 
Vibration Isolation
I've been promoting these for the past two months on a couple of threads here. Bought a box of them and they work great, sound great. Gave a few to audio buds and they concur improvement in sound of amplification components. 
Integrated under $1000
NAD 375BEE, have one and it's a powerhouse. 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
After having the PS Audio Gain Cell DAC/preamp and M700s in my system for the past two months, I can still say that I look forward to listening to them everyday. Break in took at least 200 hours but they are now very sweet and powerful, and more t... 
dacs in preamps
PS Audio Gain Cell DAC/preamp. 
Phono Pre-Amp stopped working out of no where
I think the front end got fried by his connecting the inputs to a line level source. Preamps can be permanently damaged this way. You need to have it repaired if you care about capturing any of the value of it in the future. See if you can get the... 
Full Range under $5k-ish
My vote is for Vandersteen as described above, used Thiel 2.4s (I own them) or, if you can find a pair, Meadowlark Kestrels or larger. 
We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong
Tech HiFi, Tweeter, Etc. and a few other stereo stores in the Boston area used to offer deals on pre-assembled systems. In 1973, I bought, with a little help from my parents, one of Tech HiFi’s $199 systems comprising the house branded TDC 1 seale... 
Technics Turntables...really???
@sleepwalker: you missed the point completely.  
What is your experience with the law of diminishing returns ?
I don't understand the question asked, so if the OP could please elaborate a bit that would help.If the question is about the direct correlation of performance plotted against price and the point where the performance curve begins to flatten again... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
"There can be only one!" (From Highlander) 
3 things I learned from using MANY interconnect cables
Dont rule out Blue Jeans which is Belden, which is what by far most recording studios are using to get the music onto the recording medium to begin with.