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matching pre amp
@yogiboy   I was wondering the same thing.  Seeing the pic you posted above brings back memories.  A nice piece of gear back in the day. 
matching pre amp
I may be mistaken, but I believe I owned one in the late 70's, early 80's.  Is your receiver of that vintage? 
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Creative!  3X2.  Still all about the 3😬 
What are your top 1-5 favorite well recorded songs?
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (SACD only)Dire Straits - The Man’s Too Strong from Brother’s in Arms (SACD only)U2 - Running To Stand Still (180 gram anniversary pressing)Melody Gardot - "My One and Only Thrill"Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue entire ... 
POWER CONDITIONERS FOR AUDIO QUALITY
@jmarshak   I second @ejr1953 !  I have a P5 and run my entire system on it using only 32% of its power delivery capacity.  If you can swing the P15 that would be great.  Don't forget that PS has a trade-in program where you can get rid of older, ... 
POWER CONDITIONERS FOR AUDIO QUALITY
@ebm   I don't see any conditioners on the Vibex site. 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
@ivan_nosnibor   Do tell!  How can we discover excellent Power Factor Correction? 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
Perhaps the most important thing @sgordon1 said above is about having open minds.  If we as audiophiles trap ourselves in an ideological box and allow for no escape then we shut ourselves off from Tim Mrocks' remarkable offerings.  The shame there... 
A good sounding amp for my GoldenEar Refderence
Agree with @audiotroy  that a more upfront, dynamic amp might be a nice marriage with the Golden Ears.  Without such an amp. even if played loudly, the GE's can sound a bit flaccid. 
Advice re CD Player upgrade requested
@gabor2525. Congratulations on your purchase!  Once you have it and have it broken in, it would be nice to hear how it sounds in your system. 
Advice re CD Player upgrade requested
@gabor2525. I just recently replaced an 8 year old MacBook Pro with a new one.  The difference in performance, speed especially, is amazing.  The improvement in the processing of your music with a new player with current technology processing chip... 
Advice re CD Player upgrade requested
Marantz build quality (Japan) is truly excellent in their price class relative to most other brands.  Marantz disc players' circuit design is well laid out and their sound is remarkably musical in their price class.  I don't know of another player... 
Quatro Wood setup help
@zensview. Congratulations on the choice of fine speakers.  Once you get them set up correctly you are in for some fine sounds.  Good Luck!🎼 
What’s wrong with Diana Krall?
@schubert   Like Bowie, Prince?  Whether you like them or not, Dylan and Young are cultural poets whose works will live on long past us. 
What would be good preamp to run McCormick dna1
OPThe choice of preamp to match with a DNA-1 turns on whether it is stock or modified by SMc Audio.  Which do you have?