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High End Amp Price Collapse musings
" Once Class D is close enough in quality even some of the deep pocket Krell, Pass etc guys will switch.Once that happens they will sell thier existing gear which will gradually bring the value of that existing gear down giving not so deep pocket... 
High End Amp Price Collapse musings
Question I guess would be why would the " not so deep pockets"  buy used "true high end as it exits today" if , as you presume, Class D of the future matches it?  
High End Amp Price Collapse musings
Life is short, how long are you willing to wait and maybe miss out on what you want to enjoy? 
Anyone own or heard of PrimaLuna?
Check out Raven Audio andd Line Magnetic.Believe Kevin Deal started up PrimaLuna with a guy from Netherlands ; he is more than its importer ; keep it in mind when getting direct input 
All 845 owners
Looks like from the ad that they are looking for folks to test these out , hence the lower pricing and likely not much feedback to be forthcoming 
musica bella tube preamp
I'd use the JJs to break the amp in for the 100-200 hours. Moving forward you might consider NOS Siemens, Mazda and/or Phillips Miniwatt 6922s , all to me offer very good resolution, transparency, pratt, detail etc. The Mazda's to my ears are a li... 
Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers
JM Reynard Offrande Supreme 2s  
Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
johnk,What Line Magnetic models have you had, and what issues did you run into requiring repair? 
Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts?
Based upon the threads, even on Audiogon, relative to poor experiences with the prior 845 regardless of  whatever  the causes were and the apparent lack of current manufacturing empirical data , I'm having a hard time at this juncture to move forw... 
Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts?
vinylsavor - Thomas,In purely general terms may I ask what one might expect in terms of hours of life for your "new" 845 tubes?  Some online forums suggested the prior manufacturing of those were problematic as well. Txs 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
jkull,In the event you are unfamiliar with Brent Jesse's tube website here's a link to his 12ax7 page where he gives his insights into different brands, and it also lists what he has available should that be of interest to you (PS you can explore ... 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
jkull,Originally used NOS JAN GE 12AX7s in my 518IA, but found I prefer the lower gain of the NOS Tungsol 5751s  
Soft Start Circuits for Amplifiers
My tube integrated amps, DAC and preamps all have soft start to benefit the tubes. My Modwright KWA100SE SS power amp does as well.  
Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
jkulGlad you are enjoying the LM219IA; I have been thoroughly enjoying the LM518IA for the last 11 months; it was my initial foray into a SET. amp (speakers are Daedalus Argos V2s).  I originally swapped in NOS GE 12AX7s, but found that I like the... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Blind Faith