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EAR 834P MM/MC options help
Awesome, thanks! It does sound much better pushed out, just had to check. Next up tube rolling…  
McIntosh Roon Tested, what does it mean?
Thanks! That makes sense, so 'tested' is even less that what I thought. I get the NAD needs the module, but for some reason I was hopeful that the MC 5300 did in fact have an endpoint on it that would accept the stream, but sounds like I would nee... 
Speaker buzz and speaker a/b question
Thanks. That didn't help though. I think I narrowed my problem down to my Airport Express. Swapped it out. Buzz is still there once in a while, but overall seems 1000 time better 
Marantz as a preamp?
Thanks, that was the encouragement I needed. If anyone has any experience with the NAD C 245BEE I would love to hear it. Any suggestions for a tube amp in that price range? 
Bookshelf Speaker for vintage Marantz 2230
I saw the Cantons and was curious about those. I may look into that option as well. I appreciate the input and am glad there's a support for the vintage Marantz still. Any more input is welcome. I'll post a follow up once I've settled on something. 
Bookshelf Speaker for vintage Marantz 2230
The a100's do sound great. But I need to get something smaller, hence the bookshelf route. The Triangles do look awesome from the reviews I've read, they look a little hard to get a hold of though. Any reason not to run one of the other bookshelve... 
Bookshelf Speaker for vintage Marantz 2230
Also, the second part of this is I will eventually be using this with a more modern integrated amp, the Matantz will be a temporary solution.