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OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners
If you're looking for tubes, I heard a pair of Harbeths recently paired with the Bob Carver Crimson 275.  It was very very sweet.  I dont recall the model of the Harbeths, but that 275 runs at 75 watts per channel and will be stable to 2 ohms.  IM... 
Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result?
Like danatek2 said....I was searching for a relevant sub that would compliment a pair of Maggie 3.7iribbon speakers and tried a half dozen of the more popular (and expensive) offerings.  All sounded muddy and out of sync as the Maggie's are very f... 
beginner seperate system
If you are going to keep most everything you may consider a tube preamp.  Don Sachs can make you a great piece for under 2k.  You may be shocked at how much different the sound of your system can be just from the addition of a quality preamp.  Oth... 
Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip?
Musical Paradise just released a tube DAC that you can order with twin 9038pro chips.  I have the earlier model with AK4497 and love it with NOS tubes.  It even has quick change system for changing out Caps.  It's more than 500 bucks but even Dan ... 
Upgrade over Sonos ZP90?
I just did the wyrd4sound mod.  Ripped all my cd's to FLAC and the sonos now upsamples from 44.1 to 96.  The background is now super quiet and the clock they use beats the hell out of the stock one.  Very happy with sound of the downloads and I ne... 
SS Integrated Amplifier that would sound good with the PSB Synchrony One B
The Plinius is a brute of an amp, but really lacks the finesse on the top end.  And sounds better than the Mcintosh ma5200??  To each his own, but that Mcintosh has killer sound all the way up the scale where the Plinius may present nice bass but ... 
Power Amping an Integrated Amp
Wow...talk about blast from the past audio!  I owned a pair of L1230's and drove them with an MA6200.  That integrated is one GREAT piece of equipment.  I would definitely wait for it to come back from its tuneup and give it a listen.  I really do... 
MG12 QR Maggies with Mye stands, or 1.7i's with stock stands?
Bought the 1.7s a couple years back and love them. I didn’t get custom stands but rising them off the floor a bit and changing tilt angle goes a long way. I, too, like to mod and I changed the high register cap to cut the glare. Changed out the lo... 
Magnepan 3.7i with two (2) DWMs with Pass Labs XA100.5
Yeah, the way you have them wired you are definitely putting a strain on those monos.  I have the 3.7s and used to run them with a Pass 250.5.  Tried the DWM's and never did get used to them. Tried several subs (some pretty expensive too) and just... 
AMPLIFIER BLOCKS
Great, now we can look forward very soon to a can of tomato sauce being $129.00!!!Now that's funny! 
Throughly disappointed with my new Yamaha A-3000 Integrated.......
If the specs don't give an ohm rating with watt output then chances are it's going to have trouble.  Yamaha rates only at 8 ohms.  And remember that speakers are rated at NOMINAL or AVERAGE ohms.  Those speakers may dip as low as 2 ohms at times a... 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
I have always found that a very important part of good bass response is the damping factor of the amp, the ability of the amp to control the excursion of the bass driver.  I've had some pretty expensive equipment over time where the mids and highs... 
What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs
I’ll chime in with my first impression when I read your speakers list. Twin def tech 800’s with ML ESL’s. IMO those subs are no where near fast enough to integrate well with electrostats. They are pretty decent for HT, and maybe even with some loo... 
Appropriate Power for 1.7i's
The last I heard Steve McCormack is out of the production and repair fields.  Repairs are being handled by Conrad - Johnson and there is no further production of McCormack products.  Its a shame because Steve was one of the good guys in the indust... 
How much does DAC ‘Reality’ cost in 2017?
Not sure what everyone’s "reality" is, but there are sure a lot of low cost DAC units out there right now that really kick ass. I have the Schitt Yggrasil and like it a ton. But recently I spent less than a grand on a killer Tubed DAC/ PREAMP from...