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Best new or used intergrated amp or separates for Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand Speakers
Audiolab M-One @$800.00 online... 
Splitter question
That makes no sense..I have used the audioquest 1/2 adapters and never had any trouble..Was the power on both units turned on? 
Help with a suggestion for using audio equipment in extremely humid climate conditions
^^^ Impossible to do with a tube based system... Maybe leaving a good quality cotton towel or even a chamois over the gear when not in use will absorb most if not all airborne water vapor.. 
I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative?
So put on your fav tune,turn off all the lights and bask in the glorious orange glow man!!! 
Help with New Setup (Prima DL premium, naim uniti nova, micromega m100)
Ok I miss read room size as 17m squared... Room size is close to mine...IMO your gear is borderline clinical when combined...I suspect if you have thin drapes or exposed windows when listening that isn’t helping the presentation.....You need heavy... 
Need Advice & Need It Fast
Got the Cayin up and running for 2 days now.... Out of the box with about an hour on it I wasn’t a fan of the KT88 UL sound..It was like a fundamental shift in tone an octave or so down causing a slight darkness,like a deep orange sun about half s... 
Volume level for slightly overpowered amp
It's not power in watts that kill speakers it's distortion...I have fed tiny 3.5" Energy speakers with 150watts & the sound those little suckers made was amazing...I imagine your ears will give in before you hurt the speakers....Party on!!! 
Help with New Setup (Prima DL premium, naim uniti nova, micromega m100)
First how big is your room?17m x 17m is HUGE!My room is 14'x16'(about 4m. x 5m)....Is the room acoustically treated at first reflection points and for echo?Is the room "bright",ie:lots of hard reflective surfaces like glass,stone,hardwood floors &... 
Help with a suggestion for using audio equipment in extremely humid climate conditions
You would think some brainiac would invent an after production spray on insulator to "seal"everything in an airtight cocoon... 
Speaker wiring question
^^^ I hate to burst your bubble but electricity doesn’t work that way...FULL RANGE signal content travels together but are separated in the crossover..The bottom posts feed FULL RANGE to the bass portion of crossover & vice versa the top posts... 
Help with a suggestion for using audio equipment in extremely humid climate conditions
1 word:DeHumidifier... 
Speaker wiring question
Keep connections as designed on bottom end & you will get much better performance if you swap out those horrible jumper bars for some real cable jumpers... 
Recommendations on what I should listen to with my new TIDAL account......
Jazz:Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" & "Bitches Brew"...John Coltrane:"Blue Train"...Melody Gardot..Madeleine Peyroux...... Classical:Mozart "Serenade #10 for Winds"... If Tidal has a "Shuffle" function do as I do & simply use the above selecti... 
Speakers
Nice Sansui! I would expect it's voice to be a bit warm,never brittle or etched..With that in mind I would look at Focal Aria 906 or maybe Monitor Audio which I prefer to B&W...Also the Matin Logan Motion 35XT might be a good match... 
Speaker Cables for Athena AS-B1
Signal Cables,Anti Cables or Blue Jean Cables...