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Audible Illusions M3a preamp
I had a 3A and now have the 3B.  It is night and day difference.  The switching is now done by relays and the noise floor is much lower which makes for a much quieter preamp. 
CD Transport for a reasonable price (pref under $500)
Yes I do have experience with it.  I recently purchased one to replace a Sony cd player that cost 3K new.  This is a really nice and solidly built cd player with a reasonably thick front panel and a "real" cd audio drive.  This isn't a cheap compu... 
CD Transport for a reasonable price (pref under $500)
New Cambridge Audio CXC Transport is 450.00 from Spearit Sound. 
Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise)
The transformer hum and slight amount of noise is normal.  Hey, what do you expect for a 100wpc  tube integrated amp that only costs 2,200.00?   I never tried the phono stage, so I can't comment on it.  If you want less noise and more refined soun... 
VPI Scount to Prime, now static
Is it possible that you are carrying the static charge and discharging when coming in contact with the metal platter while removing the record? That could be the case as you wouldn’t get that with the acrylic platter. I solved that problem by gett... 
Concert Experience for $5k?
Golden Ear Triton 1.  New=4,995.00 
David Gilmour at the Hollywood Bowl on Fri. Mar. 25, 2016. 8PM.
Sure, if you are giving them away, I will gladly take them off your hands. 
Pbn Montana XPS sig speakers
Why do you want to replace your Triton Ones? 
OPPO BDP 103/105, sound quality???
I was also thinking of a 103 or 105 to replace my Sony SCD777ES SACD player which is now a boat anchor.  I would be running the player through the dac in my Parasound integrated amp(ESS Sabre dac) using the coaxial digital out and use the analog s... 
Speaker Hiss with Krell Amp
Personally, I would stay far away from any component that causes hissing.   Why would anyone buy a Krell Evolution knowing it produces hiss? 
Opinions Needed!
The dealer is Safe & Sound HQ in Chicopee, Mass.  They are getting a silver unit in at the end of the week.  I will be auditioning the one on the floor and if I like what I hear, I will purchase the silver one.  I have 30 days to change my min... 
Opinions Needed!
I shouldn't have mentioned the bass as it really isn't a big deal.  The main reason is the cost of re-tubing.  Here is the breakdown:4 Tung Sol KT-120 tubes cryoed                 232.002 Mullard reissue 12au7 tubes cryoed          66.001 RCA Clea... 
Speakers for Heavy Metal
linaeum66.....................I was in the same situation as you.  I had Odyssey Kismet speakers which are the Lorelei with a much beefier crossover with more expensive caps.  They sounded a little thin with my choice of music which includes a ver... 
Dynaco A-25, the Large Advent, and JBL Century L-100: which one nad the best sound??
2 pairs of large Advents, stacked are even better  HP in TAS loved them.  The JBL's are great for rock but not so much for Jazz or Classical.  The JBL doesn't need too much power to drive them where the Advents and Dynaco do.  If you like all kind... 
Best speakers for Pink Floyd?
I am probably one of Floyds bigger fans and I play them on my Golden Ear Triton Ones.  You should hear the heartbeat from Dark Side, totally unbelievable.  I had Vandersteens, DeVore, Paradigm, Von Schweikert and Odyssey speakers but none of them ...