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Luxman LX33 Integrated Tube Amp. YEAH? NAY?
Good idea, but Nope. It really is minimalist: remote: vol; mutefront: power; vol; meters; meter on but their lights off; phone jack; line straight which I use. (bypasses balance, bass, treble).top deck front: balance; bass; treble; phono mc; phono... 
The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's.
scchengmus where do you live? I'm in Plainfield, NJ. I go to Princeton andBordentown has this very good store:http://www.the-record-collector.com/also, a small collection in a cool shop other end of the block, same side of the street.visited th... 
Luxman LX33 Integrated Tube Amp. YEAH? NAY?
this little fella ends today, 57 bids already. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294148447011?ul_noapp=true 
Arrows on cables.
They probably point, lovingly, at your wallet. 
The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's.
Listening to Betty Carter 'Finally' on CD, I found and ordered the LPhttps://www.discogs.com/sell/item/1352796646She is awesome, and the Bass player, Lisle Atkinson, holy smoke is he amazing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisle_AtkinsonJumped on d... 
Luxman LX33 Integrated Tube Amp. YEAH? NAY?
Ah, the best made plans .... not so great when you are an idiot. After all the waiting, I rushed things in the end.I got excited about the Luxman SQ-N150. Both MM and MC and it just so happens the MC setting (not adjustable) fits my AT33ptgII cart... 
Do Banana Plug Adaptors Degrade SQ?
Not for me when I had 3 alternate amps going: 3 sets of color coded speaker wires, all with separate WBT Banana Plugs (you manually tighten them when you insert them). I put a 6 ft pigtail with female from the speakers that I could reach without b... 
So Hard to Decide on an Amp
It is hard. I'm feeling great relief having ended the search/decision stage and placing an order 2 days ago. SACD broke, you are fixing it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you can, buy where you can try, keep or return. 
transistor pre with the sound of tubes
OP,I couldn't resist, the wife is away, she's 5 feet tall, has size 5 feet, and a 6' redhead drifted by in my waking dream. What's that song, 'The Impossible Dream'?I'm 72, got into high quality sound age 25. Many friends over the years, a few now... 
transistor pre with the sound of tubes
6' tall redhead with size 5 feet! 
What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.
I ordered my Russian preamp 2-12-21. Patience, it arrived in 2-1/2 months 4-23-21. Defective, intolerable noise, tried everything, gave up, returned it, got full refund,Wednesday (yesterday) Ordered a Luxman SQ-N150 Integrated Tube Amp, MM/MC, rem... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
roxy54.Yes, you said it first, I only added "if he lived in a cave". 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
Luxman will be here Friday. USA 3 days, Russia nearly 3 months. 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
surfmuzyour post with this video is the bottom of page 1, so funny, as I often think it is the last post and click the video of Robert Plant the Russian Cave Dweller https://youtube.com/watch?v=f5tS2ikuuro&feature=share  
Luxman LX33 Integrated Tube Amp. YEAH? NAY?
Agreed, paid, seller will ship today!The release from the torture at the end of all the research, asking for advice, optional ideas is a wonderful thing.Thanks as always to everyone for their guidance.Elliott