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What Eli says - get a phono stage!

Since all your listening is in one room, you only need a single system. So optimise all the parts of it. Use separates for flexibility, since you may well want to upgrade any part of it, plus some parts might need replacing or repairing.

If your Altec speakers are your main speakers, then use their sensitivity to choose a really good tube amp. I'd favour single ended like a 300b or even 2a3 if that's loud enough. But you've had suggestions for some nice push-pull amps, including vintage ones like Dynaco ST35 which is very sweet.

By keeping all your units as separates you can upgrade and play around with amplifier choices.

I wouldn't exclude some of the Pass solid state amps. Their SIT amps are amazing, though more expensive and probably hard to find used. Class A solid state amps can sound excellent.



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