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Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
Levinson made a pair of very nice class A amps, monoblocks, rated at 25 per channel into 8 ohms....and 50 into 4...and 100 into 2...and 200 into 1..and 400 into 0.5..think they were the ML2 but not sure...one of them is at least as large as the st... 
What cd player should I buy?
Vecteur L 4.2 
Turntables less than $1000 Recommendations ?
harmon kardon t60c for sale right now...excellent table...suspension, auto lift at end of record, nice arm, record clamp stock, original box...I had one and sold it to a friend who is not an audiophile..he adores the thing..sansui sr838 is also a ... 
Turntable Upgrade Suggestions
A Scheu without the dual arm plinth and without the 80mm platter would be closer to 2100 landed with a 12" arm. heck of a deal.....Give them a call and chat with them. I know of at least one customer who got a money back guarantee for 30 days if h... 
Sub stand?
2" thick slab of granite which rests on spikes into cups on a wooden floor...there is a towel between the spikes/slab and the wooden floor, too..works very well to tighten up the bass 
Recomendations for simple CD transport
For a very reasonable price a couple of excellent units are the Cal Audio Delta (250 to 300 used) and the very good Sony DVP-S7000 and S7700. Both Sony units are fine CD transports as well as excellent DVD players. Many audiogoners use these as CD... 
Jim Capaldi RIP.
Pity; got to see him and Winwood at a Traffic show some 6, 7 years back at the Shoreline. He was great. 
Best monitor for bookcase ?
And Spendor offers a wall mount version of the 3/5 speaker. Sounds pretty good but relatively inefficient. 
Help me find a Simple Hi End Turntable
harmon kardon t60 for sale right now with original box, manual...darn good table for 300 or so 
Anyone pay 1st price, Even if it's fair ? Poll
No, Thank You always works well. 
Turntable Upgrade Suggestions
Scheu Premier II with dual arm (9", 12" plinth) and a 12" Scheu Classic tonearm inc record clamp and optional 80mm platter is costing me 2500 inc shipping from Germany.Hard to beat; Teres that requires finishing is a bit more money for the least e... 
High End Audio Dealers
If I take the time, mine and the dealer, to audition a piece I am considering acquiring I will acquire it from said dealer. I have purchased enough goods, both product and service, over the years that I can ask for advice on used purchases and get... 
DK Design VS-1 versus 300b sound
We have a custom 300b interstage coupled amp that makes about 7 watts and we have no lack of bass "slam" when coupled with the lovely pair of Samadhi Acoustics Natalias speakers (94db, 4ohm). SPL is higher than we care to use with rock/jazz fusion... 
Tick on 30th anniversary Dark Side
I was disappointed with the sound quality on my Dutch pressing which cost 30 bux. I bought two; one to listen to and another to keep sealed for whatever. Wish I had bought neither; the MFSL gold CD I picked up a few years back sounds better. 
Anyone pay 1st price, Even if it's fair ? Poll
Depends on the item. If you are looking at a fairly priced Denon DL103R, 103D, or Dynavector DV17 (fairly priced) I would offer the asking price after missing out on quite a few. For purchase less than 300 bux my inclination is usually to offer th...