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KR Audio Integrated amps
which model you are looking for? I have had a few....even from the first series and only for some tube failing on me once, they been working perfectly. The best is Kronzilla, just a bit expensive to re-tube.... 
vintage equipment repair
Check with the people over Canuck Audio site.... 
Miyabi retip - the best options
you may ask this guy...http://www.torlai.it/ 
Needs opinion: Garrard 301 with SMG-212 or RMG-309
sorry for late response....I have both arms and also Garrard 301 and bunch of SPU cartridges....I would keep the RMG 309 even if you have to do different plinth...the longer arm is definite advantage especially if you will use the SPU cartridges. ... 
Preamps waste of money?
going back to the original question.....you have to buy very good preamplifier (usually for $$$) to not to waste the money on it.....means really good preamplifiers are expensive but true.... 
Avantgarde Duo G2 ? sound problem
I would also look at some other then the speakers....like overdriving the input on the amp from the passive...... 
Laying it on the line
Bigkidz...another of these...must be the season....well, thank you for the insight. Is the Twitter closed today? 
Some tables have soul and some not
Goog point! Too bad that so many people fall into the Masterminded ideology......and not just in our times....Micro SeIki and Melco are classic designes of the art and will always have their followers as Garrard 301 or 401 has..... 
Are Mcintosh Tube Amps really all that?
I have used all the old classic McIntosh amplifiers in several systems and I consider them to be THE classic american sound. Look at Japan for example and you will see that many audiophiles there are real lovers of McIntosh....maybe we can say, th... 
Altec Model 19 - which caps for crossovers
if you are over it with the "authenticity" issue....you may also try old Vishay MKP series.........we will never know, how the old original sounded anyway, nobody has such a memory and these older caps are long gone, nobody makes them anymore, so ... 
"Best" 80's HiFi System
JBL 4350, Mcintosh C40, Mcintosh MC500 x 2............ 
Altec Model 19 - which caps for crossovers
not sure what you mean by altering....if the old capacitors are aged and not holding the values changing them "sensible" alternative is the only way to re-surrect the speakers to its "original" sound.... 
Isolation/Vibration control advise for a phono pre
I am happy with the Solid Tech feet and racks.... 
Altec Model 19 - which caps for crossovers
I did upgrade them with Jantzen Cross Caps.....easy to do and excellent results! 
Krell KRS2 Preamp
I used to have one in my system running all Krell and Apogee Duetta Signature.....you know, the best High End system at the time...the pre is one of the best, but it has LOTS of gain, so you may try it first if it will not over power your system.....