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Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's
haven’t checked in for a few days on this thread, lotsa new comments my 2 cents owning or having owned multiple sets 40’s, super 5’s and c7’s over the years ... with pretty much all available makes of stands under one set or another -- 1) the to... 
Integrated amp recommendation for Maggie .7's
@audionoobie a few points back to you 1) my comments on a bit brightness/brashness/harshness from the belles aria refers to my experience with the aria only -- i have kept in my stable of amps my beloved belles sa30... yes it is a little bright... 
What is your experience with amp power?
What is your experience with amp power? good discussion here so far ... my short answer is: ’all else equal, more power over less power -- but all else is never equal’ that’s where the fun begins  
New speaker cables - now audio seems panned right and left
good job @roxy54 !! always check polarity!! 😁  
Integrated amp recommendation
@grislybutter many ways to enjoy this pursuit... none right or wrong... so long as the passion, curiosity and will are there, and the wallet obliges life is a journey, hopefully one filled with wonderful experiences ...    
Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's
resonant woods (ones i have), skylans and sound anchors are fine too best for bbc heritage speakers to have an open frame design though, if you adhere to the purists...  
A SHOCKING DISCOVERY ABOUT DIGITAL AUDIO
ho's gotta ho troll's gotta troll  
Whats playing on your system today?
https://youtu.be/vB90USkxpnI   via tidal playlist  
Integrated amp recommendation
"ended up buying all 3 of my choices" must be the craziest thing I read here so far. I am sure it won’t stand for long. kudos to the person who did this -- well, this is basically what i do... albeit carefully and patiently buying used pieces ... 
Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height
sooo many...  
How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is?
@charles1dad please come over this weekend, i am hosting a listening party using oscilloscopes only... we will look at sine wave traces at varying frequencies of a dozen dacs --- be prepared to be impressed!  we can sit outside on the deck enjoy... 
Maggie owners -- Mye or Magna Riser stands
all maggies should ideally be heard standing vertically just the baby maggies are sold with cheapo stock stands by the factory to shoot slightly upwards given the shortness of the speaker... they should be put on elevated stands to point straight... 
Pass Labs Int 25 vs Int 60
According to your experiences, for lower volume listening (55-60dB) would INT-25 be sufficient to drive speakers with sensitivity 91dB at 6ohm? agree 100% w @mesch int25 under those conditions is plenty plenty - even 'baby' pass amps are stout... 
Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes?
ralph makes a fair point about the 6dj8 tube and it being somewhat prone to microphony (just ask past owners of the audible illusions preamps)... of course that aspect can be managed (with a cost of course) by effective design and choice of partic... 
Integrated amp recommendation
i have owned the belles aria (twice), along with numerous hegels, ayres, some upper older musical fidelities david belles’ aria is a nice integrated, powerful, very stoutly built, nice phono stage in it too (the remote control is downright cheap ...