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Curl or Pass
The title is somewhat odd as Nelson Pass doesn’t design phono preamps 
Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!)
I’ve never heard Dyns sound harsh in 20 years. In fact, B&W has usually sounded bright. I suppose your tinnitus frequency may be something, don’t know. My tinnitus is at 8khz iirc. 
Rockport owners.
@carey1110 hopefully not on Audionet or Soulution, or I’d agree too. The old Anats were bright IMO. The new hybrid tweeter is exceptional.I really enjoyed the SF Reference line on classical recently and Lilium or Aida might be a perfect match for ... 
Tekton Electron SE
+1 @mi 
Rockport owners.
I would take YG Sonja 2.2/2.3 over both (and have heard Alexx and Altair 2 extensively). All 3 take big SS monos to drive. Spectral might work best tonally with the Wilson and its paper drivers. But it sounds if you've sold multiple Wilson speaker... 
Tube integrated for Devore Super Nines
ARC and Devore pairs exceedingly well. The ARC gives the Gibbons more snap in the bass. 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
Hey prof, have you heard the Fyne Audios? 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
Well guys, I heard the Boenicke W13 and it wasn’t my cup of tea. I’m now looking to hear the Nenuphar and Fyne Audio - anyone hear both? I heard the big Tannoy Westminster recently which stoked my interest in the latter. 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
Charles, in my high efficiency speaker experience I consider 845s or push/pull triode to be more ideal for this efficiency level. Running low watt SET at high levels yields more distortion. Ymmv.  
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
I would pass on a 300b integrated with these speakers. It might “work” but won’t be optimal.  
SF Cremonese Q
I heard the Il Cremonese recently, non-extreme version, and found them very open sounding unlike the Serblin-era speakers which were far more warm and cuddly. They really are quite different. I didn’t find the tweeter hot and am very sensitive to ... 
Fyne Audio - Anyone heard lf it?
Has anyone heard the F1-10 or F1-12? 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
Hey @prof , I finally heard the Spendor D9.2 this weekend. I too, was bothered by the top end on strings in particular - it was just strident and wiry at times. The speakers had 100 hours of them, so could have needed more time...and were on Levin... 
Phonostage recommendations under $3K
I just ordered the Fern & Roby Maverick, the collaboration with LTA and Berning. Will see if it beats my little Octave.  
Speakers for Manley amps
Joseph has often been shown with Manley