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Best Tubes on Market today?
Call Brent at Brent Jesse recording  you can get extended warranty, trial good at voicing tubes . 
How important is a preamp for purely digital sources?
A preamplifier vs direct to amp to dac ,a good preamp always better especially a vacuum tube preamp it allowsbettrr dynamics soundstage depth as well as image depth .good power supplies and transformers give you the amplified dynamics ,preamplifie... 
I need some techy help in order a preamp--resistor values.
I have owned several khozmo attenuators the best option is with the Vishay Naked resistors shunt remote for only 2 resistors are in the signal path on the output and the Vishay Naked are the lowest distortion and cleanest resistorsfor the applicat... 
To those running Klipsch Forte IIIs...
While you are at it Upgrade the wiring, and scrap the cheap $6 Loudspeaker terminals . They are thin brass , Gold Over Copper night and day better 4 x more conductive much more natural sounding. 
To those running Klipsch Forte IIIs...
Good potential garbage Xover parts . I know threw experience on most all Klipsch speakers .a friend has them he replaced all the garbage resistors ,inductors,and capacitors , even the $12k Khorns  cheap Xover parts totally beyound believe made in ... 
Pass Labs 150.8 and XP-20 versus PrimaLuna Dialogue Premier HP integrated
Prima Luna is outclassed in every way vs the new Passlabs .8 series, even their integrated amp for sure will beat any Prima Luna combinations which I have heard several ,and for the record quality U.S made products are far better build and enginee... 
Warm Class D for horns?
Merrill Audio , comes to mind , how much is your budget ? 
What did I hear?
I sold McIntosh it is well built and meters are real nice looking build quality for the moneytoo many avaerage parts all $4 wima caps where much higher grade capacitors could be used Pass labs for similar money beats them Soundly  .quicksilver dec... 
Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them?
To be honest to this day they have cheap frames which flex and lose detail, mys stands help a lot, as well as rubbish cheap Xover parts which I always upgraded as well as UCB better quality fuses, get rid of the junk jumpers and put quality jumper... 
Amazon Launches Lossless "Hi-rez" HD Music Service
How does this work ? With Tidal you have an app  if I could stream this from my computer through my dac to Ludspeakers  Thst is Hirez  not listening through an iPad . Please advise .thanks much. 
Separate DAC or continue using the Oppo UDP-205
The 205 is great for Blu-ray and decent cd but by no means Audiophile quality digital how good is your system ,and yourbudget ? A lot of factors  to figure in . If you have around $3k lampizator has a great new tube dac the Amber-3 lots of trickle... 
Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl
I have used both and to my ears since I added a quality usb cable and the Excellent Lampizator vacuum tube dac , turntables have No advantage ,i have a purpose build Solid state drive server for my cd,dsd collection , Roon with all the bonus info ... 
Any thoughts on Vinnie Rossi LIO being discontinued
It wast good product but  way over priced vs he competition .resale  not that good not that much demand. 
Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II
The New Lampizator Amber-3  is noticably better still the theAmber-2.   They took a year to upgrade with new Venus engine.a bunch trickle down technologies to their flagship Pacific .i just ordered one for just under $3k delivered who cares about ... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
The orchid is a very good dac for the money ,but this  4 tubed tube rectified Lampizator Amber -3 dac  I have heard  both in my brothers system  the Orchid good but not  in the same league . At under $3k $2950; with shipping from Poland even st $6...