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Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi?
one piece at a time and huge jumps? You won't hear much of a difference first  
How to find local audiophiles
Lexington, KY is a great town, I have a few friends there. I would think that in used record or CD stores that you have in town you'd find fellow enthusiasts.  
I am sad
All joking aside and the  essays about the word “perspective” (which i enjoyed) how can we contact the damn place for you that got your amp? I will go there tomorrow to end your suffering  What. Is. The. Place?  
I am sad
My perspective is that I have zero amps right now. And I feel fine. I can listen to music on my laptop.  I am pretty sure I will soon have an amp. If I had 4, I am not sure how I could feel worse that I don’t have 5.  
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
thank you @freediver the Simaudio is the one I am still after, hard to find one used, maybe because they are endgame. Sugden checks out too but outside my price range.  
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
I have improved my budget to about $1500. I tried different amps (all of the above except AVA and Primare) and I added Simaudio to my list. Also the Heaven Billie but there are nearly zero on the used market.  Does anyone know if Simaudio is bett... 
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
Thanks @mesch I will check it out!  
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
@mesch what do you think of the newer NADs? The 3050s seem to enter the used market and obviously must be a great combination of features and quality?  
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
thanks @mesch I am interested in those. Since they are no longer made, my only option is used, which is what kept me on the fence until now. (well.... and the looks, is a bit of an issue with NAD in general)  
Recommended amplification
why do speaker manufacturers even list the recommended amplification numbers it reminds of windows always recommending a ton of RAM and hard drive space, for the IT economy to grow nicely  
Moving from a stereo amp to a dual mono set up
sometimes I ask my wife: do you want some music or silence is fine and more often than not she says silence is fine. Imagine the costs and setup needs of that options.  
2 separate sets of speakers one amp
you can always send amazon stuff back amazon's services have become much worse lately. I sent back 2 items and they both took 6 weeks to go back to a warehouse 200 miles away, and my refund took 7 weeks.  
2 separate sets of speakers one amp
I have the Adcom too. I don't like the binders/connections and the sound quality so with that sales pitch, I can sell it to you for $15   
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
@mesch  I do not need a phono stage. Was I confusing about it?  
Burmester 218.....
generalizing is always tricky... Like  "Canadians are polite"