Hi guys, thanks for all the measured responses.

Truly appreciated. A serious amount of dedicated knowledgeable people which really come to the rescue at times like this.

I stuck the old bearing in there last night, back to silence and the deck sounds as good as it ever did. (Better with the Mose power supply and board of course).

I certainly will be sending it back for a refund and probably looking at the SSLP12 upgrade as well as the Tranquility upgrade.

Or if a Cirkus can be had for "reasonable" (not Linn reasonable) money I might plumb for that.

Also fully intend to get it setup professionally once and for all (okay a few years) but at least then I will know it is performing at its best.

Awesome info for the novice like me there David.

Peter Swain of Cymbiosis has come up on my radar before and seems like a great way to go now - cheers Mark.

As for trading it in and getting something less high maintenance, ship has slightly sailed there plus the old man would write me out of his will (assuming I'm in there anyway) as he donated it to me and also raised his eyebrows when I told him I might "freshen it up a bit" . . .

Like I say I'm really humbled by the informative and helpful responses, that's what this place is all about

Big thanks to all of you.

Cheers,

Chris