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From Sonus Faber Extrema to...
I run Electa Amators with Red Stadium subwoofers powered by BAT VK 60 mono blocks. Surprised you can run the Extremas with a modestly powered tube amp. I sometimes think of moving to larger speakers without a subwoofer and simplifying my amplifica... 
Speakers for daughter
It seems to be working for her. She does want to inherit my system someday  
Speakers for daughter
Kef Q150  
inexpensive phono pre amp
Just to note that I bought my daughter an ifi Zen. Seems to be working well for her.  
inexpensive phono pre amp
Duo for $180 refurbished but still thinking about the ifi zen. Wish I could compare these against my Herron  
Speakers for daughter
I am trying to balance out what I think may sound good within reasonable  costs and what I think my daughter will enjoy.I admit that my primary sound system is expensive and that my phono pre amp costs more than the system I am trying to put toget... 
inexpensive phono pre amp
ifi Zen or Parasound becoming more interesting the more I read about them.   
Speakers for daughter
Thank you all for your input. Looks like small is better for my daughter and I am sure she is going to prioritize looks rather than optimal placement for imaging. So now looking at Elac Uni fi Slim, Dynaudio Emit 10, Wharfedale Diamond 12.1, B&... 
Speakers for daughter
ELAC Uni Fi UB5 Slim a Andrew Jones design MSRP $860  
Speakers for daughter
Linkwitz Lab LM 3886 based amplifier. Puts out 80 watts/channel into 4 ohms  
Speakers for daughter
Small apartment. Mostly pop music and do not expect head banging loud. Probably budgeting about $300-400 for speakers. Have. a good DIY integrated amp for her and spending around $700 for a turntable. If I wanted to spend more money on speakers wo... 
turntable for daughter
Already been told that she cannot place speakers in their audibly best position due to her small apartment. Thinking too about a Denon DP 300 as its automatic and has a phono pre amp and it cheaper and probably comes with something like a AT 95 wh... 
Powered speakers for a turntable
Thinking for simplicity sake to just go for speakers that accept phono. Also she tells me that she has little space in her apartment so the usual type stands may not be acceptable. Speakers may go on a table near wall perhaps on short stands. mayb... 
turntable for daughter
She has about 100 albums from her mother. Have no idea as to whether this is long term. Not gonna spend $1500 on a turntable for her. She will eventually inherit my Cosmos-Eclipse -SME5-Shelter-Herron.  Considering Music Hall Classic for auto turn... 
turntable for daughter
She is 30 and works as an attorney on the other side of the country in Boston. Has little exposure to using vinyl but has listened to my system.  Also now considering the Music Hall Classic. Am not sure whether she is going to use it with an integ...