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Is it all worth it?
Records do sound good when everythjng is done properly and cleaned - what a pain in the ass.  I have learned a ton on how to make digital from a quality dac sound like good analog for example buy a matrix audio ,or Jcat audio card that have Femto ... 
How does this make sense, any sense? Any sense at all??
That’s not possible the ls 50 is very good for a under $2k speaker granted, but the drivers are night and day better on their reference models ,as well as much more robust for added SPZl levels ,whoever put Thst together was smoking someth8ng good... 
What country builds the best audio equipment?
Impossible answer, ,Japan great SET Amps ,Switzerland  DartzeelGoldman, Denmark several great companies such as Gryphon as well as main driver maker.. Germany. MBL .The USA has greats as Pass labs , Audio Research just to name a small % .that-is  ... 
Which DAC makers let you do in home trial?
Mojo audio R2R dacs a bit more money 45 day evaluation 
Auris Audio D1D DAC Users?
Typo it is the Auris brand  of gear. 
Auris Audio D1D DAC Users?
Moon audio sells the Serbian -Audi’s brand very well built equipment all built and tested in house I was very impressed hearing the tube amp,preamp with the D2D dac very natural sounding setup. 
Visiting audio stores?
I agree you have to be cautious , this  virus is by far worse for the elderly Orr people with health issues,the young have been mainly ok .what people don’t realize is over 35,000 people died from the flu in the US last year but nobody gave it a s... 
Looking for a hybrid integrated to do it all!
BTW the K300 Krell is all Solidstste  but being a Patented sliding glass A bas it sounds very tube like but having much better defined detail and dynamics Huge soundstage .A pure class A preamplifier section with 150 position cirrus logic volume. ... 
Looking for a hybrid integrated to do it all!
There are some decent ones but the new Krell K300 is natural ,warm ,dynamic and class.  A  Ibias circuit 150-300 wpc very respectable dac, hdmi inputs and outputs spdif, optical, to play all your great movies concerts , as well as picture sound gr... 
Krell Digital Vanguard or Parasound Halo integrated?
You don’t need a sub or preamp out for the Vanguard,I called crutchfield they have a little board you plug your rca sub cables intothen the other side get 4 small pieces of Awg 14 or 16 wire,  Put bananas,or spades on one end the other end to the ... 
Krell XD technology
The fuse is available just remove screws in cover the Synergistic blue fuses are 30% off now at parts connecxion  for $80 vs $120,, the new orange at $160is a rip off a hair better at 2x the cost 
Best integrated/power amplifier under $6000
The latest Krell integrated is probably the best balanced sounding integrated under $10 k out there, their recently discontinued Vanguard is similar is many ways ,the Vangaurd has 50 more wpc, the same class A amplifier section the sliding Ibias t... 
Power Amplifier Longevity
Capacitors start drying out after 10-15 years especially if used a lot .ifprice is good buy and have all power caps,and coupling caps upgraded I allways hav3 it optimized ,you end up witha better amp then new for less then 1/2 replace toowiring an... 
Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard
How old is the unit ?why not call Nad and ask to speak tothe sales and marketing rep . If he cares about the companies reputation then he will want to help making things right . This approach makes sense. 
looking for a preamp for pass XA30.5
What’s your budget ?for under $4k Don Sachs make a nice one Classe make a great new preamp and amp in their top series.for examples