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Monitors that play huge
Reference 3A De Capos will give you good bass and very nice sound.I use mine in a 12 x 22 x 10 room and hardly turn it it up.when i do i get complaints 
Wright WPP200C Phono Stage-- Info Please
I have a pdf of the manual. email me 
10 Box Set of Beethoven - DG/Poyldor - 1972
I have some of these i bought at Goodwill. Pretty good sound. Wish i had bought more of them. 
Advice on Equipment Upgrade
I had the primaluna phono stage on my PL2. It was okay but bettered easily by a number of other stages.i tried these in orderparasound zphonoproject tube box SEBottlehead seductionWright WPP 200CHagerman Cornet IIthe last three were very good but ... 
thorens td 125 or 3001BC?
the TD125 a very cool TT 
Experienced Jolida amp owners - Advice needed
the 102 uses EL84 tubes which have a nice sweet sound and the amp doesnt put out a lot of power 20wpc your speakers are not too hard to drivecould be a nice combo 
Primaluna Dialog Two Integrated Amp vs Cayin A-88T
De capos are great with tubes, Focal Chorus? Single Driver for your space might work.Abbys? Zu? TriangleEven consider a nice EL84 amp. I got a 12wpc Vista Audio I84 and it sounded great with my De Capos almost too good that i may swap it with my P... 
Primaluna Dialog Two Integrated Amp vs Cayin A-88T
The Primaluna can take a range of power tubes from KT88 to EL 34. Don't worry about the power if you get decent speakers.At 86db are the Harbeths that easy to drive? Maybe look for a speaker in the 90db+ range. 
Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000
What amp are you using? 
Best tube integrated? anyone know?
good used Primaluna PL2 a wide range of tube choices easy to use auto bias good soundinexpensive try a vista audio I84 they also have a EL34 ampvery good for the price 
Any bookshelves with horn-loaded tweeters?
What makes the anniversary Cometes better sounding than the regular models?I thought it was more of a packaging and finish job than upgraded components. How did the sound differ?Thanks 
Any bookshelves with horn-loaded tweeters?
I had the Triangle Comete es. nice speakers didnt know they were loaded tweeters is it the tweeter enclosure? 
Considering Zu Essence Bookshelf and DeCappo I
The De Capos are amazing speakers and tubes make them sing.they are not light and need good 26 to 28 in stands.but good bass for a stand mount and great dynamics especially at low volumes 
reference 3a or emerald physics-monterey bay area?
I have de capos run with a Primaluna pl 2bought then w/o hearing themlove them great with tubes, good bass , good dynamics, good at low volume 
When to go solid state vs. vacuum?
I can second the Primaluna for tubes. It was my entry to tubes and after 5 years still in love and have added another tube system at my cabin in the mountains.there are a number of autobiasing Int Amps out there so you have a good selection. You w...