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First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k)
@kw6.........I have the Audio-gd 10 tube Vacuum HE and it IS Holographic...for 4K ...nothing I’ve experienced can touch it. It’s a monster though..Buy One.  Matches nicely w/ Peachtree GAN 400 amp.  
Tube preamp options
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224595776364      Balanced to unbalanced and unbalanced to balanced.....much better than the cable.....recommended by Leo at Orchard Audio.  Works Great. I have 2.  
Tube preamp options
@markmuse......I'm using the Audio-gd with a Peachtree GANFET 400 and it's Just Glorious with Class D Gallium Nitride amps. The 10 tubes and Regenerative Power supply will really make those Delicious AGD Tempo's sing beautiful melodies.  
Tube preamp options
Audio-gd Vacuum HE1 XLR Tube Preamplifier Review - HomeTheaterHifi.com           I bought this 10 tube preamp on the recommendation of the knowledgeable Walter Leiberman......This baby is a Monster to say the least. Being compared to preamps 10 x ... 
Cabling Recommendations
A little off subject....At the recent NY Hi- Fi show an exibitor was MILLER CARBON Cable Cradles....is that the Millercarbon that used to post on these forums.  
Butcherblock Acoustics "feet" effecting sound and isolation
Everything in the Universe vibrates....The frequency of the vibration give everything its shape. good iso feet and a thick butcher block works great. Audio Mirror actually uses Iso-Acoustics GAIA vibration absorbing feet on their Toubadour IV SE R... 
Luxman Knockoffs or Counterfeits?
OK.....Here's the scoop...I have a CD transport that is Japanese and rated at 100v.  We have 110-120v outlets here.These units play fine with a 10 v varience. 100v + 10 v. varience is 110. That's what we have....I think you'll be fine. My is sound... 
Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo?
I have a dual engine Model 3 Tesla......Great sound system...don't know what company makes it...  ..crank it up and then do 0-60 in 3.1 sec......Fun.  
Klipsch Heresy iv...Your experience.
Just received my Heresy 4's.....Sound great right out of the box. I thought Nils Lofgren's audience was in my living room....Can't wait till they get 200 hrs on them.  
100% USA designed & made DAC
Audio Mirror.....Great reviews. Mine is on the way. Can’t wait.....Hand built in the USA...v2.stereotimes.com/post/audio-mirror-tubadour-iii-se-nos-tube-dac-by-terry-london/  
What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world?
ACORA...the best go back to the "stone age".  Also the Fink Team KIM.....  
Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising?
Your pre-amp and your speakers account for most of the systems SQ.  The "Tone" of a system can be changed with different cables...power cords....and power conditioners. That's why we are always Tweaking.....  
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
@bdp24.........Wow , great info......That was such an exciting time for innovative music. The band I was in fronted for The Byrds...The Left Bank ( Walk Away Renee and Pretty Ballerina).....Questionmark and the Mysterions....The Barbarians with th... 
Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage
With an Audio gd tube pre amp and Peachtree GAN 400 amp with Denafrips Ares II DaC....My Klipsch RP- 600M speakers disappear and I'm 4 rows back at the live concert. There's a reason that thousands of pair have been sold with rave reviews and $500... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
@bdp24.....Man....you hit all the right buttons.  Paul Collins and the Beat...Dwight Twilley....Emmitt Rhodes....THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES are FAB....But the Best Power POP of the 70's....a band call THE RECORDS. Never did a bad song.