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Belles 350A Reference vs. Pass INT-150
I don't think you can wrong with most anything by Nelson Pass. Good luck if you go that route! 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
George, I know you have worked on the LSA for a long-time, so I imagine it is very well "sorted", is there conceptual room for improvement (sound side, not aesthetics)with the LSA that you have in mind or is a MKII not likely, other than possibly ... 
Hey guys need help with speaker upgrade..
I think you are going to get a million answers. Do you already have some speakers in mind? 
Best Sounding Passive Preamp
Scp, try the Lightspeed Attenuator - not much money either, I think you will like it since you must have a passive friendly system. 
Berning EA-230 vs RM-10mkII with Merlin VSM
Joule/Manley/Merlin is certainly a great combination too. As is the Ars Sonum if you want to make your life simpler and not miss a beat. Seems to be a few folks that want from a Joule/Joule combo to Ars Sonum without looking back. As you know, the... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
I think Ralph also makes a high quality volume control as an option on some [?] all of his amps. I suspect this is the very best way for an amplifier, but for the fact that audiophiles tend to like to mix and match gear and this has the sort of pe... 
Berning EA-230 vs RM-10mkII with Merlin VSM
I used the Joule LA150 Signature Edition with the RM9 and RM10 with my VSMs - excellent combination. However, as Clio9 has mentioned I prefered the Lightspeed Attenuator ($450) - but it is much less flexible and convenient since it only has one in... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
If you touch that keyboard, Audiogon will self-destruct. 
Belles 350A Reference vs. Pass INT-150
Only familiar with the Belles 150A and the XA 30.5 Pass gear, but between these the move is definetly not lateral. Do you have a Pass dealer near you? This might really require an audition for you to decide - the X series is certainly a bit differ... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Simply on the issue of gain (not impedance matchin and IC ocntrol)It seems two pretty good designers, Roger Modjeski and Nelson Pass, have said that having gain in a linestage will not make things better when a source component has adequate voltag... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
A good argument for getting a preamp and amp from the same manufacturer that knows what they are doing and optimized to work together. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
George, does that mean that with some sources, Ralphs aregument is correct due to the coupling caps?Ralph, what is your view of the argument that complexity required to add gain in a linestage does more harm than good when gain is not needed? 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
ditto... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Ralph is a very sharp mind and I am sure that he is not confusing Flecher-Munson for something else. It does seem however that in the real world with low capacitance IC (my total capacitance with 2 meters is 72pf) that the impedance impact is true... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
Nope....