truemaineiac

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Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500
Soix is on the money. Lots of very good integrated options in your price range and you will experience a big jump up over the denon receiver. 
You know you're an audiophile if--
You are gripped with terror when you see your wife looking at the certified check receipt that fell out of your pocket (happened yesterday). 
Help design my new system
If you want great 2-channel music then I would try to find an integrated stereo amp that does 2-channel music very well with your particular speakers. 
"As New", "NOS", etc
I saw an ad today for a piece that had been described as opened two weeks ago and used for 30 minutes being sold "as new". If this is accurate, I would agree that "as new" is a reasonable description. What was also interesting is that the seller h... 
" Dumb and dumber " audiophile question ?
I think you may have unwittingly joined your own contest Mesael. 
Acoustic Research AR-3
Give Benny at Amina Audio a call, he's in the Atlanta area. 
$6000 budget question
Used Devore Fidelity Nines 
What's the best EL34 amp besides 8b?
Shindo Montrachet 
Budget $3000-3500 new or used
I would look at Devore Fidelity Nines which can be obtained used near your range. 
$8000 budget on Pre-amp
There's a new Shindo pre in that range, and a Shindo Massetto can be had used if you get lucky. 
Record Store Day...
I went to the little antique store that also sells records in Marietta, GA and there was a line of about 60-80 people at 1030AM, 30 minutes before the store opened. I decided it was not worth the pain to fight the crowd and I would be at the wrong... 
Does two matched pairs make a quad el34
Well as luck would have it my quad of NOS dynawatt el34 just arrived today so I will just get those in and go with those. Thanks for the insights. I might try them at some point. 
Does two matched pairs make a quad el34
My amp is a pair per channel. 
Thiel CS3.6 with issues: take the chance?
What kind of dealer would not take time to fix such an issue? Run away. 
Got the upgrade bug
Audition a lot of speakers, go from there. Vinyl is great fun but ultimately expensive.