Mike, if I have to come to your place to confirm what everything you've already said and discovered, then I'll invest my time and money just for the...
Terry had already discovered the main "culprit", in another thread, and back then, as you already know. :b
* But just to fill the gap of this thread...
VPI HW-19 MK IV turntable
VPI SDS tweak
Eminent Technology ET2 tonearm
Benz Micro cartridge
Triode Corp TRV-EQ3SE phono stage
Synergistic Research phono cable
Studer A820 R2R
Mogami Gold Studio XLR cable
Esoteric P-0s CD transport
Forsell Air Reference II CD transport
Tara Labs 0.8 AES/EBU digital cable
Audio Note 4.1x Balanced DAC
AudioQuest Sky 72 DBS XLR cable
BAT Rex preamplifier
AudioQuest Sky 72 DBS XLR cable
BAT VK-150SE amplifiers x 4
Analysis Plus Oval 2 power cords