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Integrated amp for Sonus Faber olympica nova 1
I've got the perfect solution for you!!!    
Power Cable will not fully insert. Help.
The Mega 3 is quite impressive. https://audioenvy.com/product/power-cord/mega/  
NAD M23 Stereo Amplifier: Best Amp Ever Bench Tested?!?
NAD's new advertising slogan: "Less fulfilling.  Tests great".  
what kind of power conditioner for front end?
Prepare for a deluge of totally diverse recommendations. I'll get in first with Puritan PSM 156.  And you're done.  
Tube preamp recommendations for Pass X260.8 monos
Backert Rhythm 1.3. Or Rogue RP-9.  
Power Cable will not fully insert. Help.
You should have received a slip of paper with the cable noting that the connector can be very tight. That’s so that an excellent grip can be achieved. In cases where it’s very tight, I believe it’s recommending that you gently insert and remove a ... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Barbirolli - Sibelius - Tone Poems.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Gounod's complete works for piano and orchestra (Hyperion).  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
@lloydc  The AGD TEmpo di Gan is also 100W into 8 ohms, and the Audions are 85W into 8 ohms.  Alongside Ralph's monoblocks, also 100W into 8 ohms, that tells me something about quality over quantity.  
Would There be a Significant Difference
@mike4597 I auditioned at home the Rogue RH-5 (which like the RP-7 has balanced in and out) and the Backert Rhumba.  I found them more similar than different, but ended up preferring the Rhumba by a hair.  Will be interested to hear your experienc... 
12AU7 tubes for a Rouge Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated
I believe the best-sounding new-production 12AU7s are the Psvane ART series (Viva Tubes). If you go NOS, then the world's your oyster.  So far, Amperex are the best, IME.    
The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them
In the October Stereophile Industry Update, it also rolls over on the issue.  Evidently both mags' vested interests are pretty much the same.  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
This really is rich.  First we have ricevs telling Ralph how to redesign his amps, and now kuribo has a go. Meanwhile, Ralph is model of restraint and superhuman patience.  
Infigo Audio Cables
Pricing??? Are there two lines, Sparkle and Signature??  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Unfortunately, "Job" is already taken as an amplifier name. (And that's pronounced with a long o.)