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NEED TO REPLACE OLD FAITHFUL- WHICH AMP. SHOUD I CHOOSE
How about one of these:   Seattle Hifi has it for sale... http://seattlehifi.com/demos/?hegel-h30-amplifier-open-box-demo    
Two amps into one pair of speakers
The peanut gallery chiming in here...  :) If I were to use two amps on a speaker that had lugs for the bass module, and separate lugs for the mid + tweeter module, I'd find a cleaner way to bi-amp.  I'd use this - on the Pass Labs XP-30 and XP-32... 
Opinions before purchasing
I'd like to chime in... :)  How about a used Pass Labs X0.2 preamp.  I have one of these I bought new some 20 years ago.  This is a 3 box arrangement, and it has that lovely midrange bloom that tube lovers like, but this is not slow or overly rom... 
Describe your preference in a single sentence
Goldilocks - Not too *hard* and not too *soft.*  Juuuuust right...  :)    
GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week
For those who are curious on how this thing looks, here it is in all its glory... Ehh, it's not bad looking...  :)  
Buy Back Old or Move On?
OP, I was curious about your integrated.  For the peanut gallery and me, it's this:  Your integrated received a fairly good review.  Here:  http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/coda-csib-integrated-by-richard-willie/ It seems like it is worth keepi... 
Integrated Amp for Spora
Curveball time... :)  How about this?  This would make your Focal Sopras sing pretty good.   It is located here...  https://www.georgemeyer-av.com/mark-levinson-no-27-5-dual-monaural-power-amplifier/ While vintage Levinson amps are stupend... 
Heat in class A equipment
I have Class A amps from Pass Labs rated for 200 watts; they're big, they're bad-ass and they're happening!  All jokes aside, I don't concern myself with that (meaning heat), because it is what it is.  First and foremost, I bought these puppies fo... 
Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k
How about these?  160 Watts per channel...  $3,000 bucks too. It's here: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649811738-vac-valve-amplification-company-musicbloc-160-wphialpha-update-pair/ I haven't personally listened to these...   
Who uses ADS Speakers
ADS!! Holy Moly Batman! ADS car audio back in the 80’s and 90’s was the shiz-nit.  When I had a paper route a zillion years ago, there was this fella who competed in the car audio sound-off events and he competed in the 50 watt and under classs fo... 
Need a receiver for Klipsch Heresy speakers
96 dB efficient and rated at 8 ohms…. I’d pick this: The Pass Labs INT-25's output power is specified as 25W into 8 ohms and 50W into 4 ohms, both equivalent to 14dBW, with a "class-A envelope" of 50W peak into 2, 4, or 8 ohm loads. With "clip... 
NAKAMICHI PA-7II
Threshold - Stasis…. Isn’t that Nelson Pass’s old gig? Why not call the fella up and ask him nicely if he’d service it? Hell, all he can say is negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.  
BEL amp repairs
My curiosity got the better of me so I had to find out what this amp is all about…. Geebus, it seems like this thing was built in someone’s basement or something…. 🥴🤪.  It doesn’t look all that complicated. Here is my 2 cents on the thing…  fi... 
Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation.
I think there is some humor to be found in knock-offs…. 🤣    
2022 Audio System Wish List and thoughts about streaming
I’d love to get my mitts on a pair of these… These are Pass’s previous generation of XA-160.5 mono amps.  Related to this, the fella from Reno Hifi proposed a selling price for his astounding XA-200.5 monos, but he wanted something like $20+ la...