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Best tube preamplifier for under $15k
Are you all crazy!  Everyone knows that AR SP10 is one of the top Tube Pre Amp of all time, for some, the best there EVER was! They can be had for around 5k, if you can find one! 
Done buying new vinyl
It’s all about who mastered the recording. The 60’s thru 80’s pressings I own, the mastering varies. I would have to say that even the worst mastering of the classic pressings are still better compared to the ill non-experienced mastering going on... 
Synergistic Power Cell 10 se Mk 111 users
David Pritchard,Ok, it's been about 5 months and what I found out is that my amplifiers do not like the powercell, so they are hooked up to a different power conditioner and the rest of my system is straight to the powercell. Dynamics are back in... 
power conditioner
I have the Synergistic Research PowerCell 10SE with a 32-amp Powercon connector power cord. this was about the 3rd or 4th generation of the series and what I can tell you is this, space is blacker, no noise whatsoever, dead quite period. I hear de... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
All,The SR Red Fuse gave me the best bang for the buck next to 12 gauge speaker cables.  Been running them for about a year. But once you are done with the fuses, the next most notable step up is the SR Power Cell, wow.....talk about a noise floor... 
Ted Denney, and Synergistic Research's Powercell
flashunlockI found out the same thing, I have the SE 10 and it seems like the dynamics are reduced and was pondering on what my next step would be, but will take your advise as I did think about doing the exact remedy you took. 
Synergistic Power Cell 10 se Mk 111 users
Foster_9I hear you, I finally got my hands on Powercell SE 10, no mk, just SE and what it provided was a liquid sound with great clarity, great soundstage BUT at lose in dynamics and that is a big thing to me.  Now, my only assumption is that mayb... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I have installed the Red Fuse in my pre-amp and aside from new speaker cables, it was a huge improvement I could ever imagine, however, when applying to the amplifiers it seemed to roll off the dynamics a bit to much for me, even to the point of t... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
The SR Red Fuses are the single most best upgrade I have witnessed in my system, it makes the speakers disappear with a soundstage that is 3D holographic.  Best $100.00 spent ever! 
Nikko 650 DC or McIntosh MC2300
Put you money on the Nikko Alpha 650, it can handle anything you throw at it along with a huge soundstage, dynamics and well balance.