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Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp
   
Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp
 
Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp
300b Burning in   https://photos.app.goo.gl/URxgZ9sFeXzJQWaR7      
Rogue RP-1 or Schiit Freya
Agree, save and get the Rogue ....it's good stuff, but you already know that !     
Condolenances to The Siau Family
Tragic.... what  would possess someone to do that ?  sick world we live in.   Condolences to the Benchmark family.  
Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive?
There are two things in play, expense and value.    Sometimes products are mediocre and insanely priced .  Sometimes a product may seem expensive but it's value is off the chart.   I try to seek out the latter.   
Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!
Good to hear you sorted it out.  Bluesound is good for the money,  you need to spend a good amount more to better it in my opinion.   My next move will be something like a Lumin or Aurender , but that will have to wait until next year as I went a ... 
Subwoofers and Crossovers.
I agree with Yogi.... try running the speakers full range with the subs low pass set low, around 60 to start .   Often times it sounds better....  A crossover that let's you experiment with the high pass is also advantageous.  80Hz is too high and... 
Where to go from here?
Amplification, amplification,  amplification......  It makes no sense to buy reference digital before great amplification, to me anyway.  You already have the room and speakers sorted out.   Digital is pretty good and just getting better every day... 
Replacing Vincent SA 31MK any experience?
Buy a used pre with that cash.   You can buy often something that retailed for  double.   I bought a demo Zesto Leto and it was the best money I have spent on audio in a long time.  Totally elevated my system to next level.  It literally sounded l... 
Deciding Between the Marantz Model 30 and McIntosh MA252
No experience with the Marantz.   By all accounts ts it a nice unit.   I have used the McIntosh.   I like it , some don't like the new form factor.   I though it sounded good,  I have said before that as would buy one for a second room.   I like i... 
Deciding Between the Marantz Model 30 and McIntosh MA252
Yeah , that is tough not being able to audition.  Those two units could not be more different…..  
Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes.
Quicksilver, one of the best , under the radar companies out there .     
McCormack DNA 125
I really enjoyed my stock one.  I demo’d a 225 at the time an the 125 was more than good for that system. One of the few pieces I should have kept .    
McCormack DNA 125
Did not realize how many of these amps got modded....but there ya go....  it is a great amp,    Enjoy