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Best sounding compact integrated amp < $2k?
Powered speakers 
Best phono cartridge under $350
Nagaoka MP150. when the stylus goes, you can upgrade to a MP200 boron stylus for $130. Very musical. 
Best small used monitors under $1000
Save money and get an old pair of KLH5's, or if too big, Dyna A25's 
What sample rate should I choose?
Listeners I respect say that 96 is the hearing cutoff 
MQA DAC or Not?
MQA may be DOA 
Pass 30m or Bob Latino ST 120?
I am not trolling. I am just too lazy to measure my room, which is 24 feet by 45 X 13 high,  opening at one end onto an L shape. or as i said, big. Abe Collins at audio asylum owned my SS amp and was able to give a semi-useful answer rather than c... 
Pass 30m or Bob Latino ST 120?
go to Audioasylum and read Abe Collins' reply to my post  
Pass 30m or Bob Latino ST 120?
big 
Pass 30m or Bob Latino ST 120?
my post! 
Upgrade or downgrade from Tom Evans
You have no service backup on this continent. I went to Pass Class A Aleph 30's from Tom Evans 
Wilson New Speaker Master Chronosonic
They will sell two pair, and they will never be played 
Any comments on the Acoustic Imagery Atsah 1200 mono block Class D Amplifier?
I have not  heard them. Power supply implementation seems important 
Best "laid-back" speaker cable & interconnects for all Naim system?
At one time NAIT's were unstable using other brands of speaker wire. Check with NAIM first! 
Spectral DMC15SS, DMC30SS Series 2
Is spectral gear "happy" with other brands of amp and interconnect? 
Living in Audiophile Hell ! Buenos Aires , Argentina
I suspect that the pros have more reasonably priced gear? Think of importing a kit speaker and having it locally assembled using local labour and wood. Likewise, there must be vintage tube amps floating around.