grislybutter

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Sound Stage and Imaging
brand model price Dali Menuet 2000 Ohm Walsh Microwalsh Short 2000 Indiana DIVA 660 2100 Revel Performa3-M106 2200 KEF R3 Meta 2200 Tan... 
phono preamp to power amp
@jl35  I don't gave $149 :( and I think I am ok with used  
Magico A3 replacement
good catch, Cornwalls are 6K  
Why isn't better quality used gear being made available?
shopgoodwill.com there is a chain of actors when high quality used stuff becomes available. If they are all oblivious to the value of said gear, it will reach the auction site. Then you are going bid against 100s of people who either want to rese... 
NAD M-33 or Hegel H190
I know little to nothing about amp design but I second @ghdprentice : the number of functions they jammed into one box is not conducive to better sound.   
Magico A3 replacement
@curiousjim I can send you my list of 300 speakers from 80 brands with all the spec fields. :)  
phono preamp to power amp
@ghdprentice  I meant phono stage to power amp. I have a bunch of variables, I tried to simplify it.  The components are so humble, I didn't want to cause any anguish or bring down the audiogon server by typing these brands. AudioSource AMP1... 
NAD M-33 or Hegel H190
I honestly don’t think the amp will give you the imaging and sound stage, The speakers will do that. (I believe) You have other threads about other amp questions so you seem to want a different amp for sure. The Hegels for what they do are overpri... 
Magico A3 replacement
@jsalerno277  My budget is not much above 10-12 grand used.    
Magico A3 replacement
brand model price (new) PSB Synchrony T800 12000 Focal Kanta No3 12000 Sonner Legato Duo 12000 Marten Parker Duo 12000 Dynaudio CONTOUR 60I 1200... 
phono preamp to power amp
thanks @tomic601 My cables are 3 feet max, hopefully I will hear something :)  
phono preamp to power amp
thank you all! The reason I haven't tried it yet was that I gave away my phono preamp too and I didn't know if I could just buy another phono stage or I needed a preamp with a phono input.  
phono preamp to power amp
my power amp has volume control  
Poor man's Bosch system?
Prop, or not, I would be surprised if Welliver didn't like Jazz and superb sound though.  
Poor man's Bosch system?
He = you? I suggest you watch Bosch for the action, not for his hifi gear. Pick a brand, reasonably priced (Rotel, NAD, Marantz, Cambridge Audio, etc.) and buy all components, new or used, from that one brand. Synergy is your friend.