twoleftears

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Advice please.
I think you should heed the lack of endorsement of your two top original picks. 
To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands?
Instead of arguing about coupling/decoupling, let's talk about the speaker/stand interface, where the bottom of the speaker cabinet comes into some kind of contact with a plate or 3 or 4 leg-tops.There are multiple options that I've read about.Con... 
I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery
There was a time when the Dynakit ST-70 was the gateway, but times change. 
Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ??
Everything here suggests that there is a significant improvement.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/brand-new-vandersteen-model-2-s  
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
Sounds like the moment is ripe for some serious tube-rolling. 
Phasemation EA-200 phonostage - opinions
But is that the same as Phase Tech?https://mseaudio.com/phasetech If memory serves, they were the first ones out with flat drivers (i.e. neither cone nor dome). 
Polk L800
Stephen King — 'Sooner or later, everything old is new again'. 
Advice please.
You can do a lot better, even at new prices.  And if you considered gently used, you could get something great.  Just looking at Audiogon today: Dynaudio Contour 30, Spendor D7, Reference 3A SEMA, PMC Twenty5 24, Fyne F702.  You could wait for a V... 
???Compromise???
I accept the fact that one may need to invite two burly friends over to help to move to speakers, but I resist components for which you need an engine hoist cherry picker to maneuver into place. 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
Too much flux smoke. 
Best tube preamplifier for under $15k
Zesto Leto Ultra. 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
Here's Audiogon in a nutshell.  Nine responses into this thread, and nine comments on the amp stand. Score so far:amplifier electronics, sound, synergy, etc. etc. 0ampstand 9 
Fleetwood Sound Company
I'd much rather own some of these.http://www.jwmacoustics.com/index-1 Reviews are very good and the workmanship is extraordinary. 
Seeking power conditioner recommendations / hum elimination
Start here.https://www.psaudio.com/ps_how/how-to-find-and-fix-hum-extended/  
Bookshelf/ Monitors for bedroom setup - Revel/ Dynaudio/ Spendor
There are several different generations of the 2/3.  So long as the ones you're looking at aren't too old, those would be the ones I'd go for.  Plenty of reviews on-line.