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Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
Jeff Halpern of Tone Imports, US Distributor for Line Magnetic, told me via email this week that there may be a new DAC later this year (no particulars provided).  
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Thanks for the response Charles  
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Charles have you ever listed to the Canary M320 300B integrated; if so please offer your impressions? 
Herron 1A,, Herron 2A, Modwright LS100 or Aesthetix Calypso?
LS100 is the 6SN7 preamp I'm referring to above 
Herron 1A,, Herron 2A, Modwright LS100 or Aesthetix Calypso?
I have both a Modwright LS100 and a Herron 1A, both are very good preamps, but depending upon what sound you are after they differ. If you like the sound of 6SN7s (my partiality) swap in either NOS Sylvania or new production Sophia Electric or Bla... 
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Bill M,For what it may be worth, If you are interested in the LM 508IA and haven't done so I'd suggest either contacting either Jeff Halpern at Tone Imports (LM USA importer) to find a dealer nearest to you, or Taylor at Goldprint Audio (I believe... 
The Backert Labs Rhumba 1.2 Extreme
Woody, what 12au7s did you settle on?  
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The Ulysses is still listed as a Daedalus offering it isn't under the discontinued list. 
best tube integrated under $5000 ?
Line magnetic 518IA or 508IA 
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333jeffrey,What 12au7s are you using in the BHK? 
LTA - MZ2 Driving solid state amps.
baranyi,Did you get the linear power supply with your MZ2? 
Parasound vs Primaluna vs Alternatives
Raven Audio gets good reviews on its tube gear.Depending upon your budget I'll recommend Line Magnetic 518IA I drive my Deadalus Argos V2s with it. Other Agon members recommend LM's 508IA (in the Tekton DI thread you'll see at least one member usi... 
LTA - MZ2 Driving solid state amps.
Kenny,If you can from memory, how do you think the LTA betters the MW LS100, I have the latter so interested in any insights you can impart. TxsFrank 
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teajay,You've peeked my interest in the Micro as a preamp; a couple of questions if I mayWhat interconnects are you using between the Micro and the Triode or other amps you've run it with? Have you had other 6sn7 or 12sn7 preamps that you can offe... 
Icon Audio Stereo 30 SE
Re my above post on biasing I should have noted 70 vs 75