Had a lot of fun in the second system last night, and having some fun now in the main system.
I finally thought it was time to roll tubes on the preamp that arrived yesterday. It had some rather unrecognizable ones in and I replaced them with the first matched pair of 12AU7s I found on hand, some GEs, the sound improved by a good step. The preamp is very clear and dynamic, if a bit brighter than I'd like, but it's still early.
I'm still awaiting my Rega and some cabling to make the cabling more consistent and better, so I'm reserving serious judgment here. But sound is quite satisfying. The PS Audio GCPH is a wonderful phono preamp.
Can't wait for all the equipment to be here and set up. A few more days for most, hard to say when a few of the cables will arrive.
Right now