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SET vs Push-Pull (Line Magnetic vs Primaluna)
Or upgrade the tubes in your Prima Luna to KR quality and stick with it.  
SET vs Push-Pull (Line Magnetic vs Primaluna)
Contrarian opinion here- just never have gelled with the LM sound (my Devore dealer carries them). It’s a vintage, slightly soft sound. Tri (which I have owned) that was mentioned before is not vintage, but still flavored less than dynamic sound a... 
Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with
Ampzilla 2000, 2nd Editionactually bested Luxman, Pass, and Rowland on hard to drive speakers in my room. 
Audiogon thread issues
well, fixed one thing. somehow my threads became reversed.   
Audiogon thread issues
I use Chromehave never had issues until this past week 
Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with
@tvad how did the LTAs stack up against the others. You’ve tried some interesting amps. 
After 50 years, I have finally found my destination amps... AGD Audions!
indeed. they look like such a gimmick so i hope the sound is better than thatunderwood hifi has a GaN amp coming out, so he's not the only game in town.  
Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great???
How are the new JA80s? 
No-one talks about Rowlands anymore
I much preferred the 625s2 to the Pass X.8 series. Very nice amp.  
TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ?
Thanks, Kevin! You are always welcome here. 
BAT VK 55 SE
Much prefer BAT to VTL... 
Magico compared to Tannoy
the more modern attributes of speakers are represented in the Fynes that the Tannoy team was able to start with a blank slate vs. conform to the historical norm.  
All substantive R&D has ended at YG Acoustics?
This is totally incorrect, in fact they made a great partnership to move forward with CAS on the engineering front:https://cambridgeacousticsciences.com/2020/08/31/yg-acoustics-announcement/The company just released a new crossover for the Sonja (... 
Jeff Rowland Corus versus Audio Research Ref 6
Very interesting, Richard. DartZeel probably gets you the final 10% but at a cost. 
Magico compared to Tannoy
A better comparison might be Fyne, as that’s where all the Tannoy engineers went to create a much more modern product coaxial driver product.