OP-my suggestion is that you actually BUY or TRY any of the gear that you post inquiries and/or make references to rather than propose matchups to other gear that you do not and will not own?!
Shindo vs the world
Shindo keeps coming up as a highly responded brand with incredible products that have great sound quality. My question only to prior owners is do you still have your shindo amp or preamp? If not why did you sell and also did you find something else you liked better? What about something cheaper that you liked more.