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“Suits”
Turntable is Project-Genie3,speakers are lame Klipsch & amp has changed twice,first was a Primaluna,don’t know what the latest is... 
Mid-fi integrated tube amp advice
Hey did your new amp come in? 
What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices?
Quad VA-One...EL84 Class A PP with Bluetooth,USB,Optical & Coaxial inputs...Compact,stunning build quality & wonderfully voiced... 
Dynaudio x38’s
The problem with the 340’s is voicing...Up until the revised Focus/Excite lines the voicing of pretty much all Dyn’s was a slight bump in the lower midbass/upper bass resulting in a touch more warmth & bass slam..The newer voicing is closer to... 
My first visit to AXPONA
Any standouts in the sane price ranges? 
Would the wireless KEF LS-50's be good front Home Theater speakers?
I do NOT get the ho hah about these speakers..I demo’d them & the Dynaudio Excite X14’s I ended up with had staging & imaging equal to the KEF’s,a sweeter tone on strings,MUCH smoother treble without losing detail & ABSOLUTELY SLAYED T... 
Outstanding service in high-end audio: Anecdotes, please. I'll start with Klaus and Duane
iFi Audio..I had bought a demo Stereo 50 Integrated Tube Amp/DAC/Headphone amp & had problems with the unit losing USB lock & then completely locking up(NO functions at all)..Because of my job I was in & out of country constantly &... 
DynAudio Contour 60 vs Paradigm Persona 7F
1:IMO Dynaudio makes the worlds best speakers at every price bracket...2:You mention acoustic treatment...I read years ago that ALL Paradigm speakers are voiced in anachoic chambers and they perform best in treated rooms..EVERY Paradigm I have eve... 
most advanced speaker in a rectangular wooden box?
Dynaudio states the Special 40's are the most advanced monitor they have ever made..They sound like it IMO... 
If not an Oppo 205 then what?
Budget level Samsung or Panasonic..Mid range,Yamaha...Thats as far as my budget goes so any higher I have no idea... 
advice for speakers both 300B SET and home theater friendly
Forget about home theater sound...Get the absolute best speakers you can..A truly good 2 channel system will give you 85%+ the theater surround gimics & get 100% out of the SET amp...Search the speaker forum for SET,there are a ton of threads ... 
Inexpensive Tube Integrated Amp (Hybrid) To Use With Coincident Speakers
^^^ Sonic Frontiers.Power Amp ONLY.Why even bother commenting?The Coincident  D34SE is a beautiful amp at $1500.00,you would need a Bluetooth Receiver though & I would take the Quad for it's extra power & versatility.. 
Inexpensive Tube Integrated Amp (Hybrid) To Use With Coincident Speakers
^^^Croft... Analogue only.NO digital built in,no Bluetooth & if you read the OP you would see he doesn’t need phono,jeez... 
headphones for tube system
Any update? 
McIntosh MA6300 headphone output
So what did you end up with?