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The WORST Components for Rock and Pop Music
Really, none of the modern, sleek loudspeakers with one or two 6.5 woofers are good for rock, they just lack the push for rock. 
Do you know of small speakers that sound ''BIG'' ?
Ensemble PV-1 Silver. 
Speakers for metal, hard rock ... also SS amp
Old JBL TI 2500 (4 way model) with old Levinson 27.5. And you get what you want. And the neighbours, if any, also what they dont want. 
reference recordings
You may want to try an XRCD dics. For example, Bartók Concerto, Reiner, Chichago SO. This is probably a version which is fairly close to the original analog sound. Also have a look:http://highdeftapetransfers.com/index.html 
Nordost Red Dawn with less brightness?
You may want to try the rscables speaker cable. Very similar soundprint to Red Dawn, so much cheaper, and I think is better. Also, Siltech G3 speaker cables is a good solution. Siltech cables are a bit warmer in the midrange and less shouting at t... 
Best path to upgrade my source
Try Altman dac. That is a wonderful component at a very low price. This is probably the most lifelike sounding dac I have ever heard. 
Best Brandenburg Concerto recording CD
The Harnoncourt version is a good buy. It is an energetic - dramatic concept of the Brandenburgs played on original instruments. You simply could not go wrong with it. 
a little dinner music
A few cds, which I think would fit to your needs:Handel Violin sonatas, Pauk-Hungaraton,Telemann, metodische sonaten, sony seon,Chopin - any solo piano music with Rubinstein,Bach Wohltemperiertes Clavier- Schiff Andras,French viloni sonatas, NAxos 
Speakers for metal, hard rock ... also SS amp
JBL is the right speaker for you. Go for models with 12 inch woofer to get the right oomph at mid bass and the feeling of concert. 
Best low cost speaker cables for my system?
I found the Goertz Veracity MI2 the best possible solution as far as speaker cable concerned. But still, I dont have the slightest idea how it would sound in your system to your ears. None the less, I heartily suggest to have a try. Pick upone use... 
CDP to replace vinyl
I also think that naim cdp is the most vinyl sounding one among commercially available quick solutions. We recently compared cdx2 and ML390s to an analog rig. ML390s has such a dadaist soundprint, so different than analogue, while cdx2 was remarke... 
Reference DACS: An overall perspective
Actually, today I have heard the Altman dac (the system: Avantgarde Trio, Ear 864 integrated, shakti, mana,). The dac was connected to a Mac notebook. This system is sounded not like a hifi system, but real music. I have heard this system earlier,... 
The VPI Turntable pluuged into a PS Audio P300
You may want to ask this question on the Ps Audio Forum within the Audioasylum.com. McGowan will answer to your question. 
Integrated with switchable voltage
I have heard both in my system. Nuforce has a more extended, more detailed but somehow colder (some call it neutral) soundprint with a leaner midrange. Aronov is just wonderful in midrange, and has the right treble, maybe the bass is a bit less di... 
What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K?
I suggest to try to audition a NAIM cd player. As far as I experienced, this is also a very analogue like cd-player, unlike Levinson or wadia.