meskandar

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Upgrade Tube Integrated or Buy Separate Pre-amp?
Unfortunately my line of thinking falls along with what Phaelon said. I'm looking for a significant change, anything else to me just wouldn't be worth the expense/bother. I can roll tubes, upgrade my front end (Music Hall cdp and computer audio th... 
Upgrade Tube Integrated or Buy Separate Pre-amp?
Very fair point on the speakers question. I am using Triangle Comete XS speakers on sand filled stands. I've had them for years and love them. They are easy to drive, very fast, and believe should be able to do what I want when paired with the rig... 
Upgrade Tube Integrated or Buy Separate Pre-amp?
Assuming I were to buy a used preamp to be used with the Jolida, any recommendations? To make it fairly easy, I'd be looking for tubes, a remote and under $800. I doubt there are many good contenders given those requirements.So, to restate my orig... 
Transport and DAC or Upgrade CDP?
Thanks for all the responses. To start it seems to make sense to add a DAC, which would only help going to digital music down the road.So, for now, how do I evaluate my two CDPs as transports? I could just say the 25.2 is better because it's more ... 
Best Used Amp/Preamp/CD Combo Under $1k
I've nothing against tubes in general. However I've read that tube amps in this price range tend to not do so well with bass. I love the Triangles but it's not like they have bass to spare. Being a bass player myself, I'm not too keen on flabby so...