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LinLai WE 300B or the LinLai Global Elite Permaloy 300B tubes ?
Link here. https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-51-feliks-audio-arioso-amplifier-western-electric-300b-tube  
LinLai WE 300B or the LinLai Global Elite Permaloy 300B tubes ?
There's a pretty interesting article in this month's Stereophile by Herb R about 300b's, including the original WE version, the reissue a number of years ago, and the currently available WE version, manufactured I believe in Rossville, Georgia (US... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Valentina Lisitsa, Scriabin, Nuances.  A collection of mainly short, little-played pieces by Scriabin, which don't form part of the main sets (mazurkas, etudes, etc.).  Listening again, and I like it even more than the first time around.  The tw... 
Isotek Evo3 Aquarius
The OP probably made a decision some time in the eight years since his original post.Still, for the sake of the current discussion, I have a Sigmas EVO3 combined with a Synchro EVO3.  The Puritan PSM 156 made a bigger difference (=improvement) to ... 
Accuphase e800 or luxman m900u for sonus faber olympica nova 3
OP: when evaluating all advice given by all posters, I recommend you take a look at all the posters' systems pages. 
PS audio new 25K dac and the psychological effect of owning a company's best.
Many audio companies are making their audio version of a Mulliner Bacalar, largely for the overseas market.Sell just a few, and you've got some significant gains. 
Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used
The thing is, the really good-sounding high-sensitivity speakers start a bit over 2K. 
Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s...
If it's finish, type of wood, etc., then as others, look at Salk.  Plenty of photos on website and over at AudioCircle.If it's shape, does something like the Dynaudio Confidence 30 fit the bill?  KEF Blade??  Something from Vivid??What aesthetic a... 
Why so little Primare gear on A'gon? Bad rep?
These days Crutchfield carries Primare.  Even if they didn't sell you the unit, it's possible one of their tech advisors might be able to help you. 
My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why?
Size of room? Heavily damped (rugs, curtains, etc.) or not?  Position of speakers relative to walls, listening position? 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
@mastering92 The audio shelf-system is the equivalent of a frozen TV dinner, and the wire that comes with it a plastic spork.A good hi-fi is farm-fresh ingredients combined skillfully by a master chef. The ICs, SCs, and PCs could be many things, w... 
SACD Transport Rocomendations
https://geerfab.com/audio/ Also, or better, take a look at the capabilities of this. 
B&W speakers sounding very harsh?
OP: you're accurately described the sound of the Rotel + B&W combination.  I think you're going to struggle to make a big difference to their sound. 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
OP: Whatever gave you that idea? 
Thiel Owners
These people like them!https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/05/15/qln-prestige-three-loudspeaker-review/ https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2021/07/25/qln-prestige-one-loudspeakers-review/ [with comments on the five]