Shit! You just can't have secrets around here.
Uhm, I'd say he's the polar opposite of jagwire.
Sorry to be so clandestant but it's not for me to unveil. The project isn't complete, he's got some work to do on his end. I'm sure you'll be seeing it soon though.
While it's a sad situation to have to deal with SPs antics, he hasn't to my knowledge taken money without ever delivering the product. I have to agree with Mike here. It may be a pain in the ass, but getting the amp eventually seems to be the best outcome.
Billy there are many people who could make you a very high quality cable well in your price range I'm sure. Even a V3 APS cable of that length should be well inside your $600.00 budget. And Alex makes an excellent sounding cable, as do Nate, Grand Enigma and others.
I love the tape used to spin the platter too. Mine looks like any old VHS tape. That one's very shiny.
Glad you got everything together. It looks fantastic, very solid, manly turntable.
Congrats!