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Speaker suggestions at around $30k
Stacked advents and a lifetime subscription to the Boston Philharmonic 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
They are HPD 15s, deigned in SS age for 60 watt ss amps, believe it or not they sound great with a TACT 2150.The leben is driving the big coincident tyechnology (?total victory?) 
Pioneer DVD-V7400 as a transport: INCREDIBLE
discontinued 
Best speakers in the 3000 -5000 range
Buy a used $10,000 speaker 
How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
Buy used, spend 1/2 on speakers 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
My 15 inch tannoys, tho I am open to suggestions 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Original tannoy GFRs driven by marantz tube electronics 
How do we remember 1970s amplifiers?
Well, my Flame Linear blew up, as did my dyna 120.Having worked my way thru the dyna line, and going by their reputation only, I rushed to sell my Mk 3's for the newer better solid state - big mistake, the magic went. 
Personal amp evolution
Asterisk for "why did I sell it"These only make sense in the context of what speakers I had at the time.Dyna ST 35Dyna Pas 3 and MK III s *Dyna Pat 4 and ST 120 (Big mistake)Sherwood integratedHafler 101 and 110 into DH 200 with modsFlame Linear 4... 
Best Integrated, period.
Tube: LebenSS: Jeff Rowland Concentra IIBuy used 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
My Leben CS 300 EL 84 tube integratedamp. Started out with EL 84 amp in 1963, if I had stayed pat I would have saved myself a lot of time and money. 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
The first amp i ever owner: Dyna SCA 35. Sweet EL 84 tube amp. I know, not the latest word, but the end of all travel is to return whence we came and know the place for the first time (T.SD. Elliott). 
Any suggestions on Tube Buffers?
I'll sell you my Musical fidelity 3 for $200 + shipping... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Tannoy GRFs driven by classic Marantz tubes. Sounded great on classical music...but fell apart on rock 
What's the oldest piece of gear in your system?
My ears!