claudebond

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Tube preamp recommendations $3K-$7K range
I own a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium and absolutely love it. Kevin Deal is a very knowledgeable person and he can help you tweak that amp with NOS tubes to get it sounding how you want it to sound. Having said that, if I had a $7K budget, I'd consid... 
Cartridges: Complete Scam?
Scam = selling a customer a $2000 cartridge for a $200 turntable, while knowing the the customer has 20 albums without much of a plan to increase said collection. Now selling the same 2k cartridge to a vinyl lover with a growing collection of albu... 
Maybe tube preamp
If you can stretch your budget to $1390, I don't see how you can go wrong with one of these:http://www.tubes4hifi.com/pre12.htm#SP14or if you can build a kit, then  "a complete kit of all parts to build is $960 plus $40"  which would be right on t... 
Best monoblock amps for $2000 used
A pair of wired M-125 monoblocks new would run you $800 above your budget but you'd be happy:http://www.tubes4hifi.com/bob.htm#M125  
I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative?
As others have said, take the cage off and the PL looks like any other tube amp. Put the cage back on when you have little kids with sticky hands over that don’t listen.