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What phono preamp are you using?
Miyajima kansui Cartridge, Brinkmann Edison MKII Phono 
Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well
I wouldn’t disqualify older DAC's, there are some fine DAC's that were made in the past. However, you need to ask yourself some questions, such as: do you want DSD\MQA or maybe even Ethernet connection? If your answer is yes to one of the above ... 
Pure tube phono preamp
I had Zesto Andros PS1 for a couple of years connected Brinkman Bardo with miyajima kansui cartridge, the sound was love on first sound, dynamic, quiet on the background and you can hear all detailes.a couple of months ago I change the Zesto with ... 
Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance.
mijostyn I'm not sure the people at AMG or Brinkmann share your opinion regarding DD turntables.As for the question in the title - of what is more important, first its the table as this is the fundamental of your analog system, than it's the ton... 
Streamer with no DAC?
EMM, DCS, LINN, Lumin, Playback Designs are just some names the have streamers without DAC 
Magico Mini 2
If like me you like the sound of Magico than do yourself a favor, buy S1MK2 instead, all oughta little pricier than your budget for mini, those are better speakers in any term. 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
Cables do make difference and sound different, is any asking price worth it, yes till a certain point of price\value.Friend of mine has his system connected with stealth cables (dream royal for speakers (Tidal), V16 as interconnects (Constellation... 
Living with Magico S3MKII & Luxman C900u +M900u (long term Impression)
daveyf1 Thanks for commenting and correcting my typo, unfortunately, i cannot edit the post as there are comments which prohibit editingregarding Amp\Speaker combo, to my ears, they sound great.Thank you :) 
Living with Magico S3MKII & Luxman C900u +M900u (long term Impression)
after almost a year that i was living with Luxman 900 series pre+amp, last night i received my second M900U amp, so now i work with the luxman amp as monoblocks. the difference is there, everything is so much more precise and open, those monoblo... 
Living with Magico S3MKII & Luxman C900u +M900u (long term Impression)
Living with 2X M900U is twice the fun, thanks to my great Luxman\Magico distributer that all ought what’s happen in Japan, he manages to deliver me with the second M900u power ampThe sound...two-amp mange to squeeze more from my Magico S3mk2  
Thinking to replace my phono
chakster well said 
Thinking to replace my phono
tomwh Thanks for the replay, i guess you missed the part i'm not a US residentCheersGuy 
Thinking to replace my phono
zigggi i prefer to stay away from swiss audio equipment, usually expensive if compared to others. Regarding Negra equipment, i didn't find their power amp to do pair with the requested price, but i didn't hear the phono yest.a friend of mine... 
Thinking to replace my phono
zigggi PS Audio is a respectable alternative, however, i think it will be a move to the side not a move upword\forwared 
Thinking to replace my phono
hshifi  that maybe PSAudio policy in US, however, i don't live in the US, here the local distributor would not act the same