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Atmasphere mp1 mk3.3 with phono
I have Both Pre-amps, Plus the UV1. I have owned a number of many other Pre-amps. VAC, VTL, Accuphase, Audio Research, MC, Jardis,Etc etc.The MP-1 by far is the best I have had, mine is fully optioned with all possibly upgrade. Once you have diall... 
Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh
The umami Red are very very good sounding for the money. which ones have you tried? 
Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC
out of all the amps mentioned on this Page, The Atma-Sphere M60 Full loaded with all option----in my opinion will be the most superior one of the lot. Just pair it with moderately efficient speakers and I bet you will never look around. 
Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh
Get the Hana one of the very best in its price range, has a musical presentation that will put a smile on your face. 
J. Sikora Initial turntable
They are supposed to be very good with speed accuracy and employ 2-4 motors on the table. 
J. Sikora Initial turntable
J Sikora is a highly recommend table, very very good value for the money and will punch much higher than the well-known brands in the same price range. The Reference level table was compared to the Tech DAS tables which cost 10 times more. Some ve... 
Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC
+1 to Atma-Sphere M60.  
Best tube preamplifier for under $15k
I have managed to acquire quiet tubes and they work very well with the MP-1. You just need to invest in good tubes and buy them from reliable sources that test properly.If you buy the crap from ebay you will end up with noise issues. Whilst these ... 
Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid.
MP-1 or MP-3  from Atma-Sphere you will never regret the purchase. It can stand hand in hand against those super heavily marketed companies out there.The MP-1 is by far to me one of the very best, being in this hobby for 25 years heard and owned s... 
Best tube preamplifier for under $15k
Iv owned a number of pre-amps in my past 25 years in this hobby whilst there are tons of good sounding pre-amps out there, I always came back to an Atma-Sphere Pre-amp eventually after owing the older modes selling them off than buying new version... 
TECHNICS 100th Anniversary 2018 Premium Turntables. Their best ever.
So how about an SL1000R with a Tri-planer  U12inch Arm? anyone tried or heard any of the SL1000R with better tonearms? 
SET amplifier recommendation
I would get a high powered push and pull tube amp on a speaker you're intending to use.Ultimately an OTL would sound the best on a wide variety of musical genre. OTL would be my first choice as over time SET romantic sound kinds of works best on s... 
DAC finalist please help
Playback Design if your after smooth fatigue free sound. Not only is it musical it never gives headaches. 
Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state?
I just ordered some Tubes from Viva directly from Ebay, I did request the tubes to be tested for noise, they did not respond and shipped it out after 2 weeks its arrived at a warehouse i use for shipping to Asia. Lets see what the outcomes out as ... 
Accuphase pricing Japan vs. USA
Its not always about Greed, The Taxes, Imports Fees, Marketing, Handling Stocking Gear, Supporting Parts and Warranties, time and effort to run the business. all this requires funds. I'm sure The Dealer can come to some form of a deal if you push ...