twoleftears

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Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000
Luxman pre + power. 
New integrated amp
Canadian Belles dealer. http://redleafaudiomarketing.ca/  
Camp designations
Wire Hangers 
Brand new Vandersteen Model 2's
$3279  https://vandersteen.com/products/model-2ce-signature-ii  
Why not more dealers take trade ins?
Why should dealers take trade-ins?How many buyers are first-time, and how many upgrading?I bet it's 1:4 or higher.  Most of the upgraders will no longer have use for some component or other, and a good percentage of them don't want to hack the usu... 
want a CD player upgrade
I have the Bryston and a previous generation Luxman ("u").  Both are very good--the Bryston is absolutely neutral, the Luxman a tad (just a tad) warmer.  I'd recommend that new Luxman or the Marantz Ruby.  The Mohican is based on an much older Con... 
Hand me down audio equip- upgrade advice
Try and hear a recent iteration of the Vandersteen 2--a used model should fall in your price range. 
Why not more dealers take trade ins?
They have to test it, store it, provide a minimal warranty, have someone market it, have it sitting around for months, etc. etc. all the while competing with all the internet venues.Sounds like a great business plan to me. 
Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?
The reason it mostly went away was a big trend towards hair-shirt purism in preamps and integrated.  Tone controls, balance control, and loudness (button or variable) all were eliminated at the altar of the fewest possible stages and connections. ... 
Belles Virtuoso power amp
So there's a power amp now too, alongside the Virtuoso integrated?PLEASE get back to us after a while with a full report. 
Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+
I do question the presence of that "supertweeter" in the SHL5+, that isn't there in other Harbeth models.  I know the BBC model that it's based on had one too, but why? 
Hahahahahahahaha WHAT ARE THE ODDS???
Sorry, but there are no harmonicas on that recording.  Something's awry. 
Bookshelf Speakers for Large Room
Can you at least raise or eliminate that shelf above the speakers that currently divides the space vertically in two?  That would give you a bit more room to maneuver. 
Primaluna EVO 300 Integrated or Separates?
He's also a big fan of LTA, based in Baltimore, not to be confused with LM. 
Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+
In the D7 vs. Classic 100 comparison (remember: made by the same company), it wasn't just the D7's tweeter that I didn't like, it was the whole upper/mid range that sounded undernourished and constrained and unnatural by comparison to the '100, pl...