hedwigstheme

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30 yr old speakers- time to replace drivers?
Hard to beat speaker for the price back then. Not sure it's any easier now.  
Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date?
Off the top of my head--Shindo, VAC, Jadis, some McIntosh and HK Citation, etc., have withstood the test of time. A few rare loudspeakers, too--Altec 19, JBL Paragon, maybe Revel Salon/Salon 2 and KEF Reference series. Garrard/Lenco turntables.  
DarTzeel’s new direction
Except for their top of the line monos, aren't their amps pretty low current for their power? Can they drive low impedance speakers?  
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
All tubes when feasible.   
Looking for my End Game Speaker
From your list, I think that only Magico is sealed. For something that makes your amp superfluous, perhaps Neumann KH 310 plus a subwoofer swarm?  
Stand Mount Speakers for Classic Rock that sound alive at lower volumes ?
Fritz? JBL 708? Neumann KH 310? Genelec?  
Electrocompaniet AW300M or AW800M versus McIntosh 1.25KW?
Check review measurements to see which ones make stated power, if it matters to you.  
Help needed with new integrated amp.
CODA CSiB or Krell K-300i.  
Solid State preamp Brands
Benchmark (and Holo as on your list).  
Classic Marantz and Citation vs modern
@russ69 Marantz 7C, 8B, and 9; Citation II.  
Mcintosh mc451 mono - anybody use this new dual amplifier?
Funny how everybody skips the 2301.  
Best low budget speakers for a Levinson 383 Integrated amp
Best I ever heard them was with Aerial 7B (for whatever reason, I always liked the B series Aerial over the later T series). Pretty sure that none of them had stellar measurements).  
Boulder 866 vs CODA CSiB
@yyzsantabarbara --thank you.  I wish that the Stereophile review gave more than a "read between the lines" comparison. What are your thoughts on the CODA CSiB vs Krell K-300i?  
Boulder 866 vs CODA CSiB
@eugene81--thank you. Very Helpful.  
Replace stylus or new cartridge?
Thanks all. A new stylus it is. Especially since the Nagaoka price increase applies to styli as well.