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Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
@wturkey  Well said!!  
Greg Timbers interview
Great read! Thanks for the post!      
Floor to Bookshelf
You might check out Philharmonic Audio: BMR speaker is in your price range ...    https://philharmonicaudio.com/BMR.html  
Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine
You will never look back ... AVA all the way.  
What use to burn in power cords?
+1 @jasonbourne71   
Tube preamp match with Solid Stare amp
@mwood  Thank you for the Backert reference.  I am now familiar with a great product!    
Speaker for 11x12 room
@daviddas Thank you for the intro to Philharmonic Audio!!  Added to the list ...   @fthompson251  ... concur, the Fyne's are worth every penny!!   Some good info OP!!  
Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers
Are you able to return the Souls and acquire a suitable speaker ... something low in impedance, a bit less sensitive ...   There is a demo set of  SF Olympica Nova III.  Asking $6,000. Now that's Christmas!! https://www.musicloversaudio.com/p... 
Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described
I think PayPal will come thru ... it takes a while   Definitely check in with your credit card issuer ....   
Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips?
@linnvolk    Thank you!  
Opinions about Daniel Hertz
It looks like a great piece with appropriate specs given the price ... but so do Boulder, et al. that come without checkered history I would have the same pause ... Hope others can chime in with direct experience  
REL Sub Hum
If the hum gets louder with volume it most likely indicates a ground loop  
Polishing a Micro Seiki RT 3000G Gunmetal platter
That's a nice piece of gear ... follow @carlsbad2 's advice and you will be long-term happy  
BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?
Art Pepper Daniel Villareal  
High quality recordings any genre
Twittering Machines has new music loaded each Friday ... always interesting. A new-old artist I recently found: Danielle Villareal.  Awesome jazz grooves ... His latest work, Lados B.