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Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's?
thank you dafoevery helpful 
Integrated amp recommendations
@acdvdjust call dan at his 360 numberhe or his wife/assistant kristin usually answer - they will give you the straight scoop, and likely can even sell to you directi have not kept up closely, did not realize dan is making a new hybrid integratedif... 
Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed!
atc’s are not easy to drive, at least the passive ones, they are demanding on amplifiers in terms of power and tonalityactive atc’s are super easy to drive :) 
How many AudiogoNers are amateur chefs?
wow technikthat is wonderful!!! 
What are you streaming tonight?
brad mehldau trio nightseymour reads the constitutionodeday is donetidal or quboz 
Integrated amp recommendations
@acdvd totally understand on the kids and tubesyou may want to minimize the number of boxes, but if you might consider separates, consider dan wright’s swl 9.0 tube pre (no exposed tubes, all internal within the chassis) and one of his ss power am... 
Devore Fidelity Orangutan O/96
@arafiq i have d30r’s - lovely speaker... but very different presentation than harbeth shl5 - proac needs good tubes to calm the hotter treble and give full ness to the lean mid bass... so actually kind of inverse tonally of the harbethsbut once s... 
Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA?
some tube units, couple sshttps://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa5hcf-conrad-johnson-premier-17ls-tube -- has ht bypass they call it 'epl'https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa5418-audio-by-van-alstine-transcendence-10-sl-tube -- lower cost option ... 
Thinking about getting a R2R DAC
don't know if you call it break in... but tubes definitely take a few hours to settle into a circuitdacs do have distinctive sounds... they are the 'voice' of the digital front end, making the digital bitstream real analog music againas much as th... 
How long can I expect tubes to last on a preamp or MW CD player?
dorkthe tubes you are referring to is the 6SL7 gain tubes in your dudetry swapping them side to side see if the channel imbalance switchescall or email brent jessee or jim mcshane tell them you need replacement tubes for your dude - they will know... 
Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA?
@bruxesq 1 - stick to replacing the marantz with a proper preamp2 - be careful when posters with a grand total of 2 posts tell you you should buy a $4000 digital appendage like an m scaler (don't get me wrong... a m scaler is a good piece, i have ... 
Classical LP's that were issued by the South Korean Ministry of Culture
i prefer the music issued by north korea... :)sorry, couldn't resist 
Better digital front end for my DAC
@thosb Does this mean most all dedicated streamers will sound better than router hooked directly to the Bridge via ethernet cable?  seriously doubt it... 
Kef R3 amp inquiry
you should be finejust listen carefully as you turn it upsolid state clipping is not hard to discernback off the volume if you hear the sound harden 
RCA to XLR cables
@ebm while i agree with you as a generality, 'always' is a strong word to use in this hifi worldmany exceptions to common truisms