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Psvane 300-B Tubes ? ? ?
I have a Set of gold lions and a set of WE replicas and both are good tubes but I find I listen to the gold lions the most they seem to be some what better in the extremes better highs not rolled off like others and stronger and detailed lows. The... 
Looking for THE amp to anchor my system, Krell, Plinius or maybe a D
look here if your in Canada also the USA and UK sight as well they have three sights to chose from. my user names glen newdick if you message me I’ll give you any help you need. http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/I’ve been buying selling on the audiom... 
I would like to get into Turntables but ......... HELP!
try a vintage store in your area and dip your feet into vinyl with a good vintage table set up buy the shop. save some money and get more for it. then when your ready you can upgrade.  
Buying a power cord from France, import duty and taxes?
do it its fine I live in Canada and have never had issues shipping anywhere in the world. shipping is not that expensive as some here would say. I've bought and sold many items to / from the USA, Netherlands, UK,  etc. and never had an issue. one ... 
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
 Have you thought of one of the micro computers with a digital out and a good DAC. most can be set up to display on a tablet or phone or you could output the video to a small tv or monitor(touch screen is ultimate). I use an Asus Vivo mini pc it o... 
Looking for THE amp to anchor my system, Krell, Plinius or maybe a D
some quick searches for you as there is a tone of stuff in the gone to look at in your price range. some one mentioned the Ayre V-5xe there is one up for sale right now see link below. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-jeff-rowland-mod... 
Pro Ject RM1.3 Any Good!
I think a dust cover is insignificant for a turntable. the ones that are hinged actually add vibrations into the table and really should be removed when listening. so I would not base your table decisions on a dust cover as most high end ones don'... 
Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments
Back in the early 90's Pink Floyd was getting ready to start their tour. They had rented one side of the Canadian Airlines hanger in Toronto to do their rehearsals I was working as a tech for the airline at the time and got to see a full dress reh... 
Best interconnect burn-in method
or something not from a cable manufacturerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_effectgood read if your up to some of the math. you'll notice most of the issues are above Mhz ranges. with mitigation for anything below solved/ mitigated mostly by Litz... 
Best interconnect burn-in method
Skin effect is something brought to this hobby it's from very high frequency transmissions ie wave guides not in wire per say. unfortunately audio band is not considered high frequency when it come to transmission so skin effect is not something w... 
Best interconnect burn-in method
You could try one of thesehttps://www.haglabs.com/collections/break-in-devices 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
I'm jumping into this thread at the AudioNote AN e talk I have run them and they are wonderful. But not nearly at efficient as they claim. I sold mine and got a set of Living Voice Avatar 2's honest 94db and 6ohm load running them with 8wch 300b S... 
Speaker match for PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated?
any of the smaller tower (for your room size)and the stand mounted Proac speakers always sound wonderful with tubes. AudioNote speakers are very nice with tubes and designed for corner placement so giving you more room to play with.  just two off ... 
Need Amp Advice
Any thoughts on you using a multi channel amp for your whole home theater system like a Bryston 9bsst2 or something similar and then an upgraded processor to match like the Bryston SP3. there are many choices out there but the whole system approac... 
8K for a one-time listen?
For 8k you could get a really nice real to real and some master tapes and blow that record away