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Hi, can you publish some pictures of this amp and pic on rear panel pls?

Hi, Furutech is legend, but here in AliExpress, no chance this is original. I do not trust such source.

Hi, you got nice combination of proper very good Rotel amp and B&W bookshelfs. From my experience, B&W in 700 series is lively with a lot of details in treble and upper mids. This is even augmented by Rotel amp. Rotel has this character mainly in cheaper models. Means here you need a bit care...

I have a friend who has Kuzma XL Reference turntable and when drunk, he put nice heavy glass ashtray on rotating plater and smoking...and smoking...Yes Kuzma is truly robust, no problem, it has survived. With my Rega, I am not so sure if it will survive such party😂.

Hi, Q1, In your case, I recommend to use help and visit by your dealer at your home. In my case, I "use" a good friend, who comes with all equipment and we "play" together. It is also very dependent on your turntable. If you have Rega, even Rega Naia is realy easy to instal also cartridge Rega...

Oppo is very fine uni player. They very unique in compatibility, reliability and very good picture and sound quality. Even it is in past tense. Never checked how good are new Magnetar players. I see you use Benz Glyder SL cartridge. One of my favourite ones. 😉

Which universal player are you using?

As you say everyone has his own way. For me good CD is the best to warm up system before listening LPs. And it still sounds very good. And I like to collect CDs, LPs...phonostages, boomboxes, books, maps...

Hi, I have no experience with Argon Audio. On the other side Thorens today is after rebranding under new owner based in Germany and is in very good hands. They are very active, comming with new models ebery year even with phono stages. Thorens is for sure oldest manufacturer of real HiFi...

Hi Gordon, just be aware that when you play CD on DVD or BluRay players, sound will be nothing special. It will work but...

Hi, pls. make several pictures of those speakers. It will help with detective work.

Musical Fidelity X-LP was my first serious phono stage, which I got from my father after finishing technical university in 1998. :) I have very nice memories from this time. X-LP is truly good when used with MM cartridge. MC part is not so good. Overal it is iconic product, which I think...

Yes, is such system could also work well turntable with built in phono stage. Few integrated amps or receivers have truly good phono stage. It depends on how good system is alamb992003 building.

Hi, from personal experience, I can recommend classic Arcam Solo Neo CD/Tuner/Streamer - Receiver. Very good sounding unit with truly good tuner solid CD and amp good nearly like Arcam A19, which was benchmark in its time. It is available on used market. I purchased my own as used for some 800...

Hi, I will only add that in HiFi system with turntable, it is cartridge which from my experience has the highest influence on sound character of the system. So pls. take care in selection of your cartridge. They are very very different. And with new optical cartridges, scale is again bigger...