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yet another tube preamp recommendation thread
let me chime in here on the don sachs unit i spoke of below... my comment was not meant to diminish don or his piece... it was just reporting my one data point, which is in the process of being worked through to what i foresee as a good outcomedon... 
Help with TT ideas for my first TT
it is a pretty competitive market... all these are similarly well performing products, no dogs in the bunch - just choose based on what attributes/conveniences matter to you -- mofi decks seem to have a lot of buzz, of course, regas and projects a... 
Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned?
@moofoo i have fond memories of my acurus dia-100 from the late 80’s... very well built unit, sounded great running a lovely set of spendor sp1/2's i had back then for several years... then i made a mistake and switched to totem 1’s after reading ... 
A Couple Little Things I'm Wondering About
opare we having fun yet?  :) 
Upgrading 18 years old Audio Research CD3
find a modwright modded sony or marantz with tube power supply and output stage 
Kimber silver streak vs marrow ma3 interconnects
in my experience kimber is bright a little hashysuggest straight copper cable 
Can a solid state integrated amp pair well with Focal 1038Be?
mid to higher hegel luxman or even upper naim should work well toosmooth natural solid state won’t excite the tweeter too much 
Is there a logical successor to the mighty Sennheiser HD414/424?
senn 580 
How good Muzishare brand tubes?
they are most likely rebranded shuguangsshould be okagree replace rectifier a good idea 
Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned?
sonos streamer  200chord mojo  350van alstine synergy amp  600proac tablette 2000 speakers  550rel sub  400heaven in second system!!! 
Which amp to pair- Proac Tablette 10 speakers
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649654164-audio-research-1002-solid-state-amp/^^^ ^^^ ^^^ not tube, but voiced to sound pretty closeother than that, i would try a primaluna or rogue or quicksilvera grand gonna be tough, 1500-2000 will get you ... 
Which amp to pair- Proac Tablette 10 speakers
audio researchs tyler voices the proacs with arc tube gear 
$5k or less speakers (used or new)?
i just hate it when soix asks important and relevant questions!!!   :) 
Holo Audio May DAC
@snackeyp nice rig! i have similar - had 40.1’s, now have super hl5’s among others - had a LFD into amp also while back driving... absolutely lovely combo... something about the LFD slight upward tilt gives the Harbeths just a lil more ’life’... b... 
I bought another Class D amp and didn't get what I paid for!
@phd @big_greg since there was confusion between two w4s amps, i wondered if it was ej sarmento (of w4s) himself you were dealing with!even better news if it was big greg!  hey phd, so is greg big?  LMAO ....!!!!!!!!