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Magnepan vs Quad
Since you obviously will run into quite a bit of trouble in order to listen to a 989 demo, you might as well buy a used pair on the Internet. If you don't like it, sell them and take really minimal loss (shipping plus less than 5% depreciation). A... 
Any comments on Nagra amp/preamps
Nagra belongs to the new school of tube design; that is, fast and transparent with little "warmth" in the mid range. But it still maintains the spaciousness and 3 dimensionality like all tube equipment. Another plus is that the mid and low bass is... 
Call to Rowland owners.
I used to have Rowland Model 7 MK3 and 8Ti and knew exactly what you were talking about. Both have identical problems as you described. I believe the hum was induced by those huge transformers. The only thing that has any effect is the reverse the...