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Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
Mike,No, I meant only very old cables and not because they deteriorate except maybe a little for connectors. Cable technology advanced in the last, say, ten years, including metallurgy. Whatever else they do it is first of all the conductors thems... 
Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
Mike, that esoteric brand is Purist Audio Design, and the model I recommended was Neptune. I also said that lower model Poseidon should be excellent but that I had no experience with it.Not only did I bought Neptune interconnects, I have no intent... 
Best MM?
What was the cost of the IQ3 and where did you get it ? New, I assume, correct ? 
Anyone runs Euro voltage power amp or integrated with transformer ?
I thought this too about turntable motors, but I may only need it for amps or integrated. 
Anyone runs Euro voltage power amp or integrated with transformer ?
No , no digital. 
Big vintage amps worth paying for and keeping for a long time
Okay, whatever we want to call them. But no I didn't mean too old amps. 
Anyone runs Euro voltage power amp or integrated with transformer ?
Example is Gryphon. They said they wouldn't convert to North American voltage, and there are many more Gryphon pieces for sale in Europe than here. 
Best MM?
Unless I am wrong Audio Note IQ MM is a refined Goldring 1042. I use this Goldring with Nottingham table/arm. 
Anyone runs Euro voltage power amp or integrated with transformer ?
This wouldn't bother me but I would not use cheap Chinese transformers, that's for sure. 
Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
Power around here is both unstable and very dirty, so I use PS Audio regenerator for all components, including 120 Watt/ch integrated. Dynamics is not compromised, in fact better than straight to the wall.This integrated, Redgum RGi120, is also qu... 
Anyone runs Euro voltage power amp or integrated with transformer ?
I would use what looks quite good acupwr.com transformer. 
Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
I suspect that both Magico and Luxman demo with quite expensive cables, Luxman makes very expensive reference interconnect and speaker cables, by the way.I don't think Mike wants to go to a great length to choose cables, that's why I didn't sugges... 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
As a bonus, records treated with LAST sound a touch better. This is a good test for your system and your hearing. I only treat records that I play quite often, once a month is often enough. 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
I like Needle Doctor and Elusive Disc more, Music Direct okay. 
Many seem to be talking about their last system .
I have been preparing my resources for R2R project. In a few years, I think. As for digital, I have my old decent sounding CEC belt drive player, I'll see the direction digital goes. Unfortunately, for me at least, all the new music is digital, I ...