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Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
Tvad,  welcome back! 
Phono Amp for new Rega Planar 10 with Apheta 3
Check out Fern & Roby phono stage.  About $2k, very flexible. 
Small room amp and speakers recommendation
You have alot of suggestions for that size room.  I have a room just a little bigger and seriously you might want to look at a nice headphone system.  It will take the room out of the equation. 
Yamaha NS 5000
I am also very interested in the NS 5000.  Also considering Cube Nenuphars and Harbeths 40.2's.  The NS 5000 is the dark horse because it seems very few have really heard it.  Yamaha has done a very poor job marketing a speaker that was first bein... 
Harbeth 40.2 40th Anniversary with Simaudio mono blocks
Thanks Artur for your detailing experience with the 40.2's.  The 40.2 is on my very short list for my my next speaker.  I see above you have listened to Pass Labs was that with the 40.2's? 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
Cal,Thanks for the info. 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
I will be purchasing the Nenuphar 8's or 10's very soon and I am waffling daily on Cube's cabinet or building my own.  My question is has anyone heard the Nenuphars in a open baffle design?If I remember correctly Nelson Pass has used them in a ope... 
Accounting for slight hearing loss
I have a simular problem.  My tubed integrated has a balance dial and I simply adjust it.   Nothing complicated just common sense. 
Anyone experienced the Luxman MQ-300 or/and The Air Tight ATM-300R?
Great thread.  Not surprised the Luxman works and sounds great in the room.  I have a very inefficient speaker in a 11 x 12 room and run two amps, a 2a3 push pull 12 watts and a 7 watt integrated .  The 2a3 sounds like a muscle amp and the el84 in... 
What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why?
Sejodiren,I think they sold for about $2,000 new. I will be buying a pair of rebuilt Quads 57's in the near future.  That's another speaker that has a midrange to die for. 
What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why?
Dahlquists certainly gets alot of mention.  I loved the DQ 10 but couldn't afford it when they came out! 
de Havilland Mercury 3 preamplifier review
Kara is a great  audio  designer and I have heard both her amps and preamps in various shows and systems.   Always musical and extremely well built.  She is also extremely responsive to any inquiries to her products.  I am sure her support of her ... 
Is there anyone out there who knows anything about Essence Speakers by Dale Pitcher?
Every time I think about possibly upgrading my Gamma Delta's I realize how great sounding they are and a possible upgrade might not actually be a upgrade.  How much in today's dollars would it take to better the Gammas?  Dale certainly knew what h... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Markusthenaimnut,How good is the phono stage? 
Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs