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cakyol

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What integrated should I upgrade to?
Pass Labs INT 60.  And if you want to future proof with much higher power, then the INT 250. 
Looking for phono preamp suggestions
avid pulsare II (it has xlr i/o) 
What speaker has the best high frequencies?
Amps/preamps with tone controls would have come in very useful right now. You could have just turned up the treble and voila. Simple..... 
Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance?
Too bad you eliminated the easier and best solution: a good subwoofer. İt would have been cheaper too.  
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
MickeybAre your 2 systems identical and room acoustics and speakers exactly the same ? 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
LOL.... Everyone missed my point. I never argued about the EXISTENCE of noise. I simply said it is ALREADY taken care of inside the amp itself. Almost all decent amps today deal with it internally. There is NO need for an external noise filter.A... 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
Power conditioners are all snake oil and are NOT needed. The only useful purpose they may serve is for dangerous voltage protection like lightnings and such.All amplifiers work with DC. Mains AC is converted to DC inside all amplifiers thru transf... 
All-in-one integrated, 10-15K range, class A/B only
Pass Labs INT-250 
Tube versus SS
All amplifiers work with DC. AC is converted to DC inside all amplifiers thru transformers, rectifiers, hi freq filters and smoothing capacitors. Lower wattage power amps may also use regulators. Because of this, the quality of the mains AC has vi... 
Youngsters these days.
Because they do not have any "class" any more.  I sometimes overhear the absolute crap my kids listen to and lose hope for the future..... :-( 
Directionality Explained
If something is not mathematically measurable, the result is very subjective and mostly snake oil. Since "depth", "image", "slam" and a lot of other audiophilic drivel cannot be measured, all claims should be taken with a ton of salt 😀 it is still... 
Need speaker cable
This is also good: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm  
Need speaker cable
Check this out first: https://www.passlabs.com/technical_article/speaker-cables-science-or-snake-oil/ And then look at this: https://silversonic.com/products/speaker-cables/t-14/  
Directionality Explained
Cannot believe u guys are still discussing this.  
Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000.
Pass Labs or Pass Labs or Pass Labs