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Sky HIGH fi
I wouldn’t buy even a box of Kleenex from them.  
Magnum Dynalab tuner
The McIntosh MR78 is their best sounding tuner, can be purchased used for $1800 from AC.  Tuners are a hard sell on here, had to practically give away a Magnum Dynalab MD100 and MD 102t tuners.  I even threw in the MD205 Signal Sleuth to sell the ... 
Solution for Schitt Loki wall-wart power supply?
According to the Schiit web site, the Wall Wort is actually a linear power supply with 17 volt rails.  They (Schiit) say buying a separate linear power supply is totally unnecessary.  I have a Loki on order, it was supposed to ship today but yet a... 
Power Amp suggestion
What don’t you like about your amps and what aspects of the sound are you looking to improve? 
Best integrated for my purposes - help me choose 1 of 3!
@martinman you made a very wise choice.  Let us know how it goes once everything has settled in the system.  Congratulations.  
Line Magnetic 845 Premium bias setting. Advice needed!
What about sending email to the former owner?  He/she must know how to set bias. 
POowerCord for For the McIntosh MA6900
I use an older Shunyata Copperhead power cable with my McIntosh MA6600 Integrated.   
Need a good biwire cable pair for b&w 802 d3 speakers?
Have Blue Jeans make you a pair of Canare 4S11 bi wire cables for less than $200.00. Nothing else will come close for the quality of sound.   
Bellari EQ570 Connected to McIntosh MA6600 Integrated Amp
@jbhiller,Yes I do, even if the mute button is on I still get the very loud pop, it pegs my power meters on the Mac and makes the Power Guard lights on the amp go on.  I talked to Tom at Schiit Audio and they said the Loki does not do this at all ... 
Best integrated for my purposes - help me choose 1 of 3!
If the Yamaha has the same sound now, as when I had one of their integrated amps which was in 1989, then I would pass. Kind of a bleached sound and was not that musical. I remembering asking the dealer if that was their “natural sound”. Go with th... 
Best integrated for my purposes - help me choose 1 of 3!
Send me a PM and I can give you the name of the dealer I bought the Halo Integrated from.  I got a good discount  on a brand new unit.  He will ship if you are too far away.  
AC outlets
I use all Shunyata power conditioning and also use their cryo treated in wall receptacles.  I’m very pleased  
Using HDMI in on a McIntosh DA2 Digital Audio Module ?
No you can’t.  The MCT Jack is the only way to output the SACD layer.  
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
I noticed they spelled Vacuum tubes as vacuuum tubes on the preamp.  That would make me pause. I hope you get it quickly and it sounds good. Today the USPS stated they are planning to do away with 2 day delivery on Priority Mail, the price to Mail... 
Recommendations for Power Conditioner Upgrade From Old Shunyata Hydra 8
I would look at the Audioquest Niagara 7000 or 5000.  Every review I have read says they made a very worthwhile companion in their system. Dynamics and low level detail were heightened.