mickeyb

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Have you noticed as your system improves?
You listen at lower volumes as you age. I’m a 38yr carpenter and I can’t take loud volumes anymore even if I’m listening to the cult. I measured cutting an outlet opening inside a cabinet for an outlet with a multi tool and it was 120db! I’m afrai... 
Is Prima Luna evo 300 a good preamp for parasound a21+?
I go with the don sachs as well. Great recommendation.   
Eversolo DMP 8 audition going poorly...
Dump it while you can. Move on.   
Used tube preamp $2-3K
Don sachs  
Used tube preamp $2-3K
Din sachs 2-3k range. Sublime.   
Warm, yet detailed tube preamp
Not audio research or lta.   
Warm, yet detailed tube preamp
Any don sachs tube preamp.   
VPI to What
I sold my classic 3 and am using my very old micro seiki bl-91. The uni pivot arm used to bug me but it did sound great. To my ears, the micro sounds better and it is a gorgeous table made out of rosewood. Those old micros are great.   
Speaker Slip Covers
If a cat scratches at a speaker cover, chances are they’ll go right through it to the grills. You will need something underneath that cover like foam board to protect those speakers. Kids, dogs and cats are always an issue. Good luck   
Suggestions for testing a never installed, 20-year boxed amp.
Buy a Chinese variac on eBay for around 100$. Power up slowly over 24hrs. Make sure you get the proper amp variac. You should be ok. Good luck.   
Not sure what to think
I just love a ss backend with a tube front end. Having said that, I’ve had a krell ss class an amp with a matching krell pre and it was very good. Krell makes outstanding ss gear, especially their older stuff. I recently purchased a sim audio moon... 
Quandary
Jetter is correct. This is strictly a class A pass amp. It will sound very different from your benchmark. For better or worse will be subjective. Good luck.   
Great song by the Clash
I love the original and I love the clash!   
Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY?
I had a krell ksa-100 that I used with a don sachs pre for 3 years and no issues. I now bought a simaudio 760a and it goes into dc protection mode within 10 min of operation. The sachs does leak some dc at the outputs. Some amps just don’t jive wi... 
Tube preamp recommendation for a simaudio 760a amplifier
Thank you so much gentleman. All these preamps suggested have been on my shortlist. I appreciate your expertise and opinions.  cheers