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Help me choose an integrated tube amp? OR separates
Decware? 
Recommendations for floor standers that sound good at low levels too
I'll second the Reference 3A's  I have the de Capos and listen at low levels with a 4wpc amp. clean and detailed 
Audioquest or Kimber kable.
Scored a pair of 13 foot Kimber PR8 for $100 YMMV, use them bi-wired to my Ref 3A de Capos.  Good bass 
CD Transports
My CDP died after 12 years (MH 25.2).  Still have a lot of cd's but also wanted to move into steaming from my old macbook.Bought an Emotiva ERC-4 cdp/dac.  love it solidly built, sounds great and 599.00 
What's the best integrated amp in the $1500-$2000 range?
What speakers will you use? 
Emotiva Xpa 2 Gen 3 power amp
I don't own the amp but their CDP which is built like a tank, sounds great.   
How many people here generally buy used?
I have only purchased a CDP new, everything else used 
Most valuable LP
Bought This for .49 cents at a local thrift shop.  I live in a city with one of the top music schools in the US so I suspect this came from a prof's collection.  I have priced it from $100 to $299 on the web.  lolin mint condition, very sight wear... 
Best roof antenna for vintage tube fm tuner
Who restored your tuner?  Need work on my MR-67thanks 
Suggestions for $2k budget
Spend around $1200-1500 for a used Ref 3A de Capo i 
Decware DM945 speakers?
https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?board=DM  
Decware DM945 speakers?
Try over at the Decware Forums 
New TT for ~$1500
I have a HW-19 mk iv. Sounds pretty good to me, i could upgrade the arm ( Jelco 250sa) but its east to repair if needed, sounds good and looks nice and it was cheap used 
Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer
All Rolling Stones to Some Girls (includes a few British Decca mono) all vinyl10 Frank Zappa and MoI mostly vinyl some CD16 Loudon Wainwright III vinyl and cdthat's the more than 10 catagory 
MHDT dac...and which streamer/server?
I want a MHDT DAC so bad.  NOS, R2R, a Tube!  Missed an Istanbul on AC for $600.  Damn