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Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
re soundsrealaudio. What do you recommend? 
Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
With Master RC. 
Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
My Merlins are mmi version, serial numbers 4167 & 4168.I'm not married to my ss monoblocks, in fact, I'd like to simplify providing I can achieve equal or better sound. Selling the amps, preamp and various wires would pay for the change. 
Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
I see an ARS-Sonum Filharmonia integrated listed for sale. I hear it's a good match for Merlins as well. Which way to go? 
Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
Thanks for the tip! I'll keep my eyes peeled. "Far less"...being what? 
Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers?
Would love to get a Joule Electra... but $3k+! 
Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k?
I'm willing to go up to $1k, but if I can get the job done cheaper, so much the better. Above all, the desktop monitors have to be sweet to listen to -- an harmonically rich and detailed midrange, non-anemic midbass and a non-fatiguing high end. I... 
Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k?
KRK RP8G3 
Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k?
What about Eve Audio SC204, Vanatoo T-1, NHT Superpower 2.0, Fostex PM0.4d and JRK RP8G3? 
Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k?
Detailed... but not CLINICAL. 
Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k?
Thanks for the recommendations. I'm looking for accurate, detailed, balanced, but rich, analog-sounding speakers. Does anyone have experience with the Swan M200 MkII? 
Radiotechnique 12AU7/ECC82/6189 Sonics
I don't expect to find a single person with comprehensive knowledge of this tube, but surely there are a few with enough exploration of it to be able to piece together a sonic profile. Moreover, I don't believe the audio world is so utterly atomis... 
Radiotechnique 12AU7/ECC82/6189 Sonics
Thanks for the input, but a broad coharacterization and general history isn't what I'm looking for. I'm interested in the specific sonic differences between the long and short plates, between the various years of each, and between the 12AU7 and th... 
"Best" 12BH7/A tubes?
Thanks, Thorman. Pinch plates? What type of getter and lettering? Ditto RCA. You think the Sylvania has the best balance of detail and body? 
Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI?
I do not have a problem with somebody expressing an opinion... but you are adding nothing substantive to the point of the conversation.