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sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price
+1 tooblue - please do give specifc named examples of vendors giving 25-30% off the product and also giving you minimal or no shipping. The credit card fee is built into the price so if they aren't charging that and also giving you 25-30% do again... 
Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?
@ biketonyWhat tube(s) including brand are in the La Scala?Txs 
Niagra 7000 HUMM
Do you own one that humms? If not why would you expect that it humms? 
Line Magnetic LM215 CD player - internal adjustment?
Suggest maybe contacting Jonathan Halpern at Tone Imports (US distributor for LM) and if he doesn't know offhand can probably find out for you, I have found him to answer emails timely.  
Tube Failure question
Yes wear glovesA couple of places in Canada where you can order tubes, if you google you may find othershttps://www.thetubestore.com/https://www.partsconnexion.com/ 
Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?
@jackd Thanks for the insight, I'll happily wait  that long given what I have heard thus far. Very happy with the purchase 
Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?
I presently have the LaVoce S3  coupled with an IPOD Classic (wav recordings) and Wadia 171, Line Magnetic 518IA 845tube based integrated; Daedalus Audio Argos V2s speakers; digital and analog ICs are Silnote Audio; power cables are Audio Art Cabl... 
Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet?
I ordered  a La Voce S3 a few weeks ago and it was delivered today. I did not audition it before ordering ,and had no prior experience with Aqua DACs to base a purchase off of. I hooked it up in my main system , pulling my Modwright Elyse out for ... 
If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money
here's the link to the videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4FnlN9x574&feature=youtu.be 
Best Tubes on Market today?
" I've been running 845 amps in my system for nearly 20 years, some noise is inherent to these amps "I have a Line Magnetic 518iA 845 tube integrated, it makes zero noise 
What are the current "speaker trends" in your opinions?
@kenjit "Good sound should be affordable to everyone. The dutch and dutch fail in that respect. "Hmm for $12,500  Dutch & Dutch 8c appears to give a buyer an all in one box solution - the drivers,  high-end DACs, amps, subwoofers and a DSP. ... 
What are the current "speaker trends" in your opinions?
@kenjit In terms of sound quality, theyve cheated by using a lot of dsp to overcome problems that shouldn't be there in the first place. How does that comment relate to your post below extracted from a recent thread?"What people don't seem to und... 
Best Tubes on Market today?
I have no clue if this might be your issue or not, but I found that I was getting hum in my headphone system that was being caused by the outlet itself, switched it out to an industrial grade one and the problem ceased. YMMV 
How many amps do you own?
In my main system I rotate between 3 amps every 2 weeks ; enjoy each and , as daveyf suggested, the different flavors. Modwright LS100 tube preamp/ KWA100SE solid state power amp; Line Magnetic 518IA tube integrated; Finale Audio 7189 MK2 tube int... 
30 Watts of class A power: What Speakers are you using and suggesting?
Daedalus Argos V2s with either a Line Magnetic 518IA  integrated 845 tube based 22wpc; or Finale Audio 7189 MK2 integrated EL84M or7189a tube based 20 wpc