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Levinson 26S question
great, thank you. 
Levinson 26S question
apologies for my woeful lack of knowledge on these matters:) 
Levinson 26S question
Thanks very much.Would I need the balanced version to run streaming, tape players, etc. Is the balanced version referred to as a 'control preamplifier' or does that designation apply to all three variants? And I assume the 25s phono preamp can be ... 
Looking for opinions on components for a vintage tube system and 90's solid state
Al, that's very interesting! My last system (circa 1995), and the best one I ever had, was C22+MC275+10B with a SOTA Sapphire and Proac supertablettes on high quality stands. I have no recollection at all of the tonearm and cartridge, but the syst... 
Preamplifier power supply
Could someone please simplify this discussion for me back to the basics? To quote Jeremy Irons in Margin Call, "speak to me as though I were a young child...or a golden retriever."Why is a separate power supply necessary at all? In the last hi-fi ... 
Looking for opinions on components for a vintage tube system and 90's solid state
Almarg, thanks - what tonearm and turntable did you use with the Grace cartridge? Based on your response I think I'll defer looking for a Marantz vintage preamp (unless something really interesting comes along) and use the Levinson 26s + 25s for b... 
Looking for opinions on components for a vintage tube system and 90's solid state
Glennewdick, did you do the Garrard build yourself? Anyone you could recommend for such a build? Thanks