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Refurbish vs New Amplifier?
I understand your logic and think it is just as legitimate. 
Refurbish vs New Amplifier?
If the listener cannot hear possible slow decline - why bother? 
Manley Chinook question
So do I, regarding deep bass and tubes. That's why I don't have a tube phono yet because I don't think that anything below, say, LAMM would be good enough. No rolling of high end for me either, or restrained dynamics. 
Why is modern pop music today so terrible?
Exactly. Pop music is terrible in all time periods, just probably getting worse and worse. And that's good - let's see how bad bad can be. 
Refurbish vs New Amplifier?
I would keep the Krell and do exactly nothing unless it obviously fails or something starts sounding not quite right. Krell people are correct, this is not the case of preventive approach. It may work just fine for another ten years.There are alwa... 
Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's
I'll also mention Gryphon Atilla used though it's almost impossible to find. Gryphon now has two new integrateds - Diablo 120 and Diablo 300. Many say that there is no better transistor integrated amp than Diablo 300 and there never has been. This... 
Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's
I would probably first replace the phono stage, solid state or tube - it depends on your taste and compatibility with your future integrated amp. As for the integrated or the idea to replace the speakers first - both are valid approaches, I think.... 
What integrated can replace over -bright exposure 3010?
First - put a good power cord on it, I mean good not $100 something.If it is new, the cord, give it at least 300 hours of burn-in time.Second, or at the same time - put good interconnects on it, the same company as the power cord, the higher in li... 
Incredible deal on incredible amp
In addition, there is a competition - other gread tube and hybrid amps. And.. $6k for a used amp is still quite a big money for most. And for others - they just go and buy new. In New York City they need briefcase for a wallet, they don't care abo... 
Incredible deal on incredible amp
It is also a summertime, maybe wait until October. 
Budget MM Phono Cartridge Recommendation
I would go with Nagaoka 150 or Grado Gold, $275 and $260 respectively, from lpgear.com. Both will sound full and dynamic. 
14 Year Old Female Drummer
I didn't say she was no good, I said "nothing special", there is a big difference. 
14 Year Old Female Drummer
Nothing special. This is much better.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix4TNJvVk8M 
A new Question: Moving Magnet Cartridge To Compliment My Rock Collection
Goldring 1042. Why? Because I myself use it with Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm. It does jazzrock like hell. If it works with your arm. Get it from the UK - analogueseduction.net or the US - lpgear.com. Nagaoka 500 should be great too, probably a b... 
$35K to spend, how will you build a system?
Poetry is even more subjective than music, I think, I will not argue with that. As for music, WYWH music sounds more mature to me than anything before or after, though Hey You and Comfortably Numb ballads from The Wall are impressive, I'll give th...