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Modwright KWI200 vs Kinki Studio EX-M1+

I am trying to decide between Modwright KWI200 (8 years old) and a new Kinki Studio EX-M1+ amp.  Currently have Magnepan LRS, Gemme Katana Itokawa, and Zu Dirty Weekend speakers (all with with JL Audio sub) in rotation.  Listen to vinyl, CD, or streaming from Node 2i.  Mostly listen to 60, 70, 80, 90's and current rock (and folk) music but blues and jazz mixed in.  Any opinions appreciated.
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@douglas_schroeder

Thank you for the response although I am a bit perplexed. You said I didn’t believe you. Yes, I most certainly did believe you. I tried to digest your findings but I got lost a little bit in the details, hence my questions. Part of my problem is that I would never screw around with different op amps. I have done it with tubes many times however. All my questions were honest but you made me feel like I was talked down to although I know it wasn’t intentional.  I’m sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.
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@douglas_schroeder,

I read your OP Amp reviews in Dagogo and thought you were very thorough and it was quite interesting.  My problem is if you have to swap out OP Amps to make a product sound better, why didn’t the manufacturer do it?  Is it laziness on the manufacturers part or does it boil down to cost?  I would be quite annoyed if I had to swap the OP Amps of a highly reviewed product to make it sound good. 

I get it that with tube equipment,  swapping the tubes can change the sound as I have done it many times.  That is because the better sounding tubes are much more expensive. Is that the same as the OP Amps?
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