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Placing the Stingray on a cork matt (fine 10mm) or vibration resistant surface will also reduce some of its power transformer buzz. I had 3 Stingray's and settled for one with least hum. The phase splitters can also contribute to hum and be careful not to fiddle to much with bias pots as this...

Sylus Audio Player Stylus Audio Player seems to offer integration to HQPe/ROON and LMS and also has its own addition licensed up-sampling to PCM or DSD. (2 iterations) If Audirvana had better up sampling I would also have continued to use it.

HQPlayer Desktop / NAA / browser wrapper for local files. May need to go back to LMS although I prefer DSD upsampling from HQPlayer.

TAD selected tubes appear nice though not sure what they are originally. TUNG-SL 12AT7W/6201 look nice also.

A new MK7 or SL-100/1500C can be had for around 25K, as the 100C with basic cartridge is brought direct it will be cheaper and have fresh motor and new control hardware.

Mind you if distortion levels are low it is very easy to listen louder than average without realizing it. Quiet background noise levels also can increase perceived volume, but sensitivity of speakers and ease of powering them will go a long way also.

seems very new and not familiar with them. Whois (domain name) shows creation date in 2020 and registry expiration in a few days. Try contact details. Email and cell number is listed. however did use Tone Tubes locally on a few occasions. https://tonetubes.co.za/

Please share projected pricing, privately can also work.

For coupling I mostly use 10mm fine cork mats cut to stand top plate size. Compare results when flipping speaker upside down. Applying a little tilt thereafter. (without allowing speaker/stand to topple...)

On stands? Which stands? How are they coupled? try flipping speaker upside down.

What amp? Check if wall socket is grounded correctly and if connected to earth leakage? Is at least one component in chain earthed? tried switching L and N wires? (electrical phase). If powered by switch-mode power supply, voltage changes shouldn't affect it. So next choice of amp could include...

At 300ohm's you will need plenty of voltage swing and perhaps a balanced amp rather than singled-ended especially if planning solid-state.

When I tried I was haunted by MFA sign-on issues. If not, I am sure I would have had it as a daily driver by now.

Good to consult user manual, some veneers are not waxed and intended to be rough to touch to start off with. Like Harbeth except for Rosewood models.

With regards to Tube Class A, any single ended amplification by a single device will technically be Class A. "All single ended (one output tube) guitar amplifiers, such as the Fender Champ, are Class A. Some push-pull amplifiers are Class A, the most notable being the Vox AC30. All guitar...

Be prepared to pay premium for larger powered Class A amps, topology being single-ended means balanced input will either be transformer coupling to single-ended (not true balanced) or alternatively those having bridged-mono capability (with its inherit benefits like noise cancelling, power and...

I have purchased products from Air in recent years and before in late 2007 if I recall correctly. I never doubted quality in any of my purchases. Recent purchase include Holo product (DAC) and the pricing given for subsequent item from same brand (preamp) was slightly discounted and he also...

For small signal preamp tubes 10 000 hours is really for long life mil spec tubes. Expect lower values, typically half for other preamp tubes. How hard they are run, ie. power dissipation and heater voltage will ultimately determine possible lifespan. Life however is related to heater life so...

Upsampling to DSD with HQPlayer may be your next step. Control options not yet great and if not via ROON, HQPWV (alpha) web front-end seems to best. On HQPlayer5 Desktop myself and license not exactly cheap and only covers current version. Here however noise shaping and filters need to be...

Dissolve ear wax preferably with a non oil based product from time to time.