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What's the best integrated amp in the $1500-$2000 range?
What speakers will you use? 
Emotiva Xpa 2 Gen 3 power amp
I don't own the amp but their CDP which is built like a tank, sounds great.   
How many people here generally buy used?
I have only purchased a CDP new, everything else used 
Most valuable LP
Bought This for .49 cents at a local thrift shop.  I live in a city with one of the top music schools in the US so I suspect this came from a prof's collection.  I have priced it from $100 to $299 on the web.  lolin mint condition, very sight wear... 
Best roof antenna for vintage tube fm tuner
Who restored your tuner?  Need work on my MR-67thanks 
Suggestions for $2k budget
Spend around $1200-1500 for a used Ref 3A de Capo i 
Decware DM945 speakers?
https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?board=DM  
Decware DM945 speakers?
Try over at the Decware Forums 
New TT for ~$1500
I have a HW-19 mk iv. Sounds pretty good to me, i could upgrade the arm ( Jelco 250sa) but its east to repair if needed, sounds good and looks nice and it was cheap used 
Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer
All Rolling Stones to Some Girls (includes a few British Decca mono) all vinyl10 Frank Zappa and MoI mostly vinyl some CD16 Loudon Wainwright III vinyl and cdthat's the more than 10 catagory 
MHDT dac...and which streamer/server?
I want a MHDT DAC so bad.  NOS, R2R, a Tube!  Missed an Istanbul on AC for $600.  Damn 
Seems like a lot of folks are putting their Primaluna amps for sale...
In 2007 I jumped into tubes (and a much nicer stereo) with a used Primaluna PL2.  Wow  very different from a cheap Yamaha receiver.  Had great support form Kevin Deal even though I bought it used.After a few years heard a 2 watt tube amp (Grommes ... 
Best high sensitivity rated monitor speakers from $1200-1500
OmegaRef 3A de Capos used 92dbKlipschZu Omem Bookshelf?Focal Chorus 706Triangle Comete ES/EZ/EXParadigm Prestige 15B or one of the others in the line 
Best Klipsch floor standing speaker
Well I love my Crites upgraded Quartets.  Only $400 w/ the boxes. 
What can I expect to hear from a decent analog FM Tuner?
I have a cabin in the mountains in Colorado. No internet so at the mercy of the airwaves. We have several great public and community stations in the NoCo area. Love listening to FM all day long via a tunerAt home have 2 McIntosh tube tuners but ha...