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Vacuum Audio Labs
Thank you; nice to know these things when reviewing the open auctions. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
I have only listened to the Ongaku and lesser Audio Note units such as the M1 line preamp. My Audio Note advisor tells me he prefers the Kondo built M7 preamplifier (w/phono onboard) over the UK M3 > M6 preamplifiers. There is, or was, a Kondo ... 
Denon 5800 as preamp in "pure direct" mode?
I solved my Denon dilemna by selling my receiver to a friend and reverted to using my old Parasound PSP 1500 AV preamp. It is a much nicer sounding unit and has a straight wire stereo direct featrure; nice unit. It does not have a phono preamp but... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
anybody here have experience with audio note preamplifiers and that might be able to comment on supratek vs audio note? 
SS amps that sound like tubes?
Spectral 
Power amp recommendations for 1000 and under
levinson m29 
Opinions on Audio Note ANj speakers
I acquired a pair of ANj/L speakers and am very happy with them being driven by a Parasound hca 1206 amp (audio note tube amp will be employed when I move into the new home in a month).I liked them so much I bought a pair of used ANk/L speakers fo... 
Best transport for USD500
A sony dvps 7000 dvd player is popular for a CD only transport and was a very, very high quality unit; 200 > 300 used 
Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy?
I just acquired a 1970's Yamaha CR600 receiver in mint condition inc shipping for 100 bux. It works perfectly; all controls..no snap, crackle, or pop. The tuner works wonderful. These old yamaha (the crx00 series and not the subsequent cr x20 and ... 
systemdek, sumiko arm, ??? cartridge
Marty,Well, a local retailer had (has?) a Planar 25/rb600 for 800; that is probably what I should have done. The sansui works fine so far; nice cartridge on it (audio technica dr500lc). For 200 landed w/cartridge it is very nice.As for my Systemde... 
systemdek, sumiko arm, ??? cartridge
Well,I have an Audio Note ARM2 (new, rb300 with AN silver wire) with a nice Madrigal Carnegie cartridge mounted (very low hours). My common sense tells me to sell the arm and the systemdek and just use my very decent old sansui sr 838 and pocket t... 
Subwoofer isolation
Thanks for the feedback. The TT is in another room and that is a seperate problem. One thing at at time; I have to convince him his very worn B & O TT is a lousy turntable and my Systemdek IIx (for sale) is a much better table.Purely selfless,... 
What was your latest LP find??
The JVC direct to disk recording called "Sugarloaf Express" featuring Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Abraham Laboriel, Patrice Rushen, and Dave Grusin. If my memory serves that means the album was cut live in the studio without benefit of recording t... 
systemdek, sumiko arm, ??? cartridge
Can this Sumiko arm be removed and a rb300 installed with no modification? It looks like the same size mounting cylinder. The cartridge on it is a moving coil, high output; model number bk150e (shiny black plastic). We took a look at it under a ma... 
Snell Acoustics CI Speakers, Any Info?
I do know that certain Snell models are now used as the basis for the current Audio Note speaker line. I have a pair of the ANj speakers and they sound lovely with my Audio Note P2SE amp. Audio Note might be able to help you with some information;...