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accessories4less.com
How is Accessories4Less responsible for the type of spike that Canton, a German company, supplies with their factory stands.  It seems to me that their advice to you was correct in that if you weren't happy with the ones supplied buy a different t... 
Audio envy - dang!
They have slightly different voicing. One is not better than the other.  I have used 4:3 for almost two years between preamp and amp and as an AES cable so it's not just for phono cables but may just be what he recommends for that application. 
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
@thrasherbear The M1+ and the M7 are set up in two different systems in two different room so no can't try M1+ as a preamp for M7.  The two amps have the same basic sonic signature the M7 just has more reserve current which I don't think would rea... 
Speakers which always sound good
@erik_squires Where in South Carolina are you looking Erik? 
Speakers which always sound good
Vandersteen 2CE Signature or 1CE, Harbeth, Reynaud.  Amplifier and placement friendly.  
Lumin app, Teac HR streamer app, Esoteric app problem.
The Linn app was the predecessor to the "Lumin" suite of apps you listed and is supposed to work with all three brands of streamers.  Never had a problem with any of the four working with my NT-505. 
Supratek Owners Thread
Mine was definately opened by customs. 
laid back stereo power amp
I've owned four different Odyssey amp models over the last 20+ years and wonder if he has actually ever heard one.  Audio Research are anything but warm and fuzzy tube amps and the Odyssey amps would even be smoother than many of them.  
laid back stereo power amp
@6119 I think you'll like it as I've enjoyed mine since the first of the year fronted by the Supratek Chardonnay.   
Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s
I have owned them both matched with a pair of 2WQ's and I preferred the 3A Sigs also. The Treo's have a different character to my ears than the 3A and 2CE Sigs. 
laid back stereo power amp
The Van Alstine Vision SET 400 is about as good as your going to get at that price level and a match since you have Frank's preamp.  $1999 for the black version with a 30 day money back guaranty.  The Odyssey is also a great option with Maggies bu... 
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
@b_limo The pairing of the Carrera Be and the Kinki is great.  Actually Fritz had the same pairing and admitted to me that he sold his Kinki Integrated too soon without giving it enough time to break-in properly. He realized it when he went to a c... 
Back to trying to upgrade Harbeth 30.1s
Look at the Reynaud Bliss Jubilee.   
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
Correct the Supratek's are transformer coupled and fully balanced. I think the lowest efficiency speaker I have in my stable is the Fritz Carrera Be but it is an easy load. 
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
@demoiree I have been using mine with the Supratek Chardonnay and the only issue I had with it going into fault mode was with the 5AS4 fast start-up rectifier as opposed to Mick's recommendation of the 5AR4 whose slow start up doesn't cause the EX...