and about drilling holes in the LE to retrofit a red led.. well its a bit overkill but if it brings you back, then do it
but you could change the blue led headphone jack to a red one it would look like a back to the future Urei, lol
I have purchased phono cards from DUO, they sound just as good.. not sure if I could say they sound better becasue Ive never known a difference, which is kinda how I like it. It is top quality gear though, and the line input card for my Denon players is an option.. or some DACs for the digital outs..