Yup, I am loving life now...not that I did'nt before. But I am loving the way that my music sounds in the room. The Vandersteens are great as you stated and they make all the difference. They have such an open sound and the sound stage is very much three dimentional as you well know. I have never ever heard music sound so good in my own home.
The Sansui receiver is a transistor model, made in the mid to late 70's. It has a lot of power which is great for the Vandys. I am in the process of making one more change to this system and this is to switch out the Sansui receiver with a pair of Macintosh 40w tube mono block amps. That should add some interesting dynamics to the sound in the room.
The additional turntable is neat. As you stated I can keep the tunes rolling. I set up the turntables with two different cartridges, which as you already know can have some noticable differences in the sound reproduced from these turntables. But for the most part, I try to keep the 6300 and the Grado set up to play my vintage mint or my new 180 grm reissue records. I use the other set up to play records that are not as perfect.
I still have not used the reel to reel yet. I do like the way it looks and I am in the process of getting some 7" reel for it so that I can record my favortie music on it. Plus, the 7" reels give the unit a more professional look just like in the recording studios from back in the day.
I really appreciate your comments and thanks for the reply. Bernard.