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best sub $1000 receiver for music?
Does it have to be multichannel or is two channel sufficient? 
What integrated amp under a grand is your favorite
Krell KAV-300i with Magnepan 1.6/QR. If you get both used, then add a Cd player and maybe a turntable for under $3k. 
Recommend new floorstanding around $1500/pr please
Magnepan Mg-1.6/QR ?? 
New Releases on Vinyl?
I'm 26 and buy new releases on vinyl. Some good advice has already been given. You're not going to find everything on the major labels getting released on vinyl. Which is too bad. But there are plenty of independent and underground stuff that will... 
Most forgiving speakers?
acoustat ESLs, eveything will sound sweet (to a fault). 
what style is this ?
i call them torch singers, too. 
Best digital for under $1500
also marantz sa14 used. or maybe a $500 player with $1k in mods?? 
Help Tube Newbie with amp selection
chinese tubes? power? how about ASL hurricanes? Else I've heard an ARC VT100 on N802s, not bad. 
Best SPKR'S and cables for Krell Amps?
Apogees? About a dead short at 1ohm, so Krell should be able to push them. The bigger the apogee the better! 
Speaker specs: Sensitivity, & Amp match
Yes also consider the efficiency (impedance curve vs. frequency). Higher, benign loads are easy for amplifiers to drive. The sensitivity at dB/m/2.83V doesn't tell the whole story. 
What is the best pre-amp DIY kit for beginners?
The Transcendent Grounded Grid gets my vote. Foreplay would be runner-up. Both companies also offer tube phonostage kits (Transcendent and bottlehead) 
What is the best pre-amp DIY kit for beginners?
The cornet is a phono stage only. 
Sorry, yet another
I heard vr4-GenIIIs at a dealer once with classe 301 monoblocks in a room bigger than yours. That system had more bass then I though the room could control. I suppose in retrospect it didn't pound my chest in, though. But really I would think with... 
Vinyl playback is still a secret
:-( I wish I had the source of used vinyl that you have Elizabeth. You are truly lucky. Locally, I think the Cleveland area prices have been going up. 
Vinyl playback is still a secret
Well Zy1234, I don't see many new classical pressings anywhere. Much to my dismay since I am a huge classical lover. Not at the brick and mortar stores and not at the online stores. There are the occasional reissues, but usually I can find an orig...