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Time to buy a class D amp?
I have been using a class D amp for over four years now with no damage to my speakers. I too, believe the damage was as Ralph said. A case of amp overload. This makes the most sense to me. 
Time to buy a class D amp?
George. I own a class D integrated hybrid. I know from your past posts you are not a fan of class D. You say you hear somethings not quite right in the upper-mids and highs, and phase shift going on in those areas. Could you, respectfully, enlight... 
Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen
kenjit,What is your speaker of choice??? 
Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen
kenjit.Re-read tomic601's last two posts. Seriously, have you ever listened to a pair of Vandersteens? 
Time to buy a class D amp?
Clearthink's attitude towards, indifference to, or hate of, all things class D seems obvious.  :-P 
Listening time and habits
Retirement is the "cure all" for anytime listening. 
Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen
kenjit,Your analogy is flawed and baseless, when referring to Vandersteen. 
Dealer Discount
Can a discount be expected? Possibly, when you consider a product that will enlarge a hole on a LP, and is nothing more than a plastic handle with a drill bit glued into it, and sells for $60. Just say'in. 
Best $250 max phono Cart
Another vote for Nagaoka. Excellent sounding cartridge. High output, low price. 
Time to buy a class D amp?
"Sorry for the blatant advertisement, but it is class D at it's best."                                                                                                                                      And quite possibly its most expensive. 
Why does my old CD player sound so much better than my new streamer?
I like the sound of my streamer/DAC combo better than my CD player. My CD player is a Cambridge Audio 851-C. Although I would suspect most here would not regard that player as being really that good. 
Best speakers 5k 10 k
Another vote for Vandersteen. Anything from Treo Ct. on down.....IMHO 
Looking for amp $1000 or under
OP. Have you considered an integrated amp? Lots of good stuff out there in that price range. 
Help chose : Hafler 110 preamp or Carver C2 preamp ??
Can't comment on the Carver, but had the Hafler 110 built as a kit by myself. It worked great, but compared to some of the similar pre's of the time, I thought the Hafler was a bit on the hard sounding side, mostly noticed in the upper mids. Was s... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
fleschler,Totally agree with your last sentence. Just listen to some of the Rock/Pop groups of the mid seventies. Compression was in (over) abundance back then. Many recording companies were too busy trying to make those recordings sound good over...