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Looking for an amazing preamp under $700 used
McIntosh C31...39 - which ever you can get for your price. I got C35 for $700 with remote. It is everything you describe. Personaly, I love mine and going to keep it for a long time. 
Problrm with spade and my amp......?
There is an ultimate solution to improve the sound, but it will diminish your expensive cable resale value - you can strip the ends of cable and feed bare ends directly into the holes of binding posts and tie the posts as much as possible.Just my ... 
Has anybody else tried LITZ wire for speakers?
Couvajazz, your responce helped me to identify what I had experinced with my cables - TRANSPARENCY is the word that describes it the best. It seemed speakers have just disappeared and music filled the room.Bigkidz, thank you for sugestion, and no ... 
Bulk calble for xlr ICs on HT
I just did some experimenting with litz wire for speaker IC, and I love the results (see my thread below). I wouldn't be surprised if it has worked as well for other ICs. 
Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal?
If you wont wormer sound and good vocals try McIntosh amp/preamp or 6900 integrated - it may be the last change you will need for your system. Good luck. 
Pardon my naivete, but what does "redbook" mean?
REDBOOK CD SPECKsThis should help. Only recently I have learned it myself. Welcome and good luck. 
McIntosh and Thiels
If you sound is unfocued, check if your speakers are in-phase. Everything you describe sounds like your speakers connected out-of-phase. Your Mc should give you pleanty of lows and Highs.Good luck, Zoya. 
Jazz suggestions please
I'm surprised nobody have mentioned the DUKE or the Grover Washington, Jr. I also love to listen to Laura Fygi. 
Klipsch La Scala
Try to turn the speaker upside-down and unscrew the bottom. It should give you the access to the inside of the speaker.Good luck. 
++++StereoPhile Class A components+++++
Class "A" for electronic components - is not a rating - it means that equpment operates only in linear mode with the least distortion, Class "AB" and Class "C" are much more efficient and don't cause as much heat but generate crossover or switchin... 
Long IC/Short Speaker or Short IC/ Long Speaker
I disagree with Sattothestars. If you're not using balanced IC, it should be as short as possible. Otherwise, it will act like antenna - any noise it will pick up will be amplified together with the music. On the other hand, if you add some noise ... 
advice about Cary & McIntosh needed ...
I would like to try to explain how a tube watt is stronger than SS watt. The rating of an amp usually shows continious powes using pure sine wave signal. However, the music is not pure sinewave. At low freauency and when signal is not clean-pure s...