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Which CD or SACD Player
If you dont have any, or too much SACD:no.It is a dead format. 
Classical speakers that do violins well??
A used active speaker probably is the best solution with as big woofer as you could buy. 
Audiogon "Recordings to Die for" a complete summary
Funny. There were suggested hundreds of recordings,among them three albums were only classical music. 
Mark Levinson Where is the Emotion??
You may investigate also whether a Denon reciever is a good enough thing. Whatever problem has the Levinson, my suspicion is that maybe not that piece is the weakest link at your system. 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
IBM x40 notebook-Apogee Rosetta 200. Cd is still cd, and has some brightness and hardness, which makes a difference to LP. But, I digitilise my LPs through the AD converter of Apogee, and that digital recording is practically indistinguishable fro... 
Wadia 7 and Levinson 30.5 vs Todays CD Players
I would consider only one dac: apogee rosetta 200. It is better -to my ears - than the highly coveted EMM dac (so it may be better than the ML), has ad conversion, and firewire connection to your computer, if you has one. Thus, it is also a port t... 
Suggestions for AES/EBU cable for Classe CDP-102?
Apogee wide eye 
DAC or new player ?
You may want to invest only to a relatively cheap teac vrds cd-palyer and use it as a transport instead of a more expensive dedicated transport. I use vrds 10SE, and that is just fine. It may lacks the refinement of many highend transports, but it... 
Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi
You may want to visit a Martin Logan dealer and the hear the new Purity active speakers.It is just around 2000 usd with inbuilt amplifiers. I think one of the biggest bargain in audio. It has the speed and power of active speakers combined with th... 
Advice / Counsel re: Upgading System
Try biamp the speaker. BW 801 really sings when biamped. 
Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi
Active speakers is the best possible solution for hobbyist,like many of us. Not only because theoretically active drive is better than passive. The main problem is for many of us is matching a passive loudspeakers with the right amplifier. There a... 
DAC or new player ?
Tobias is right. We are at the beginning of a new era of digital music and it is nonsense to buy a dedicated cd-player. Get one good dac (actually, such like an apogee mini dac, or even at half price of that a TC konnekt 8 or Edirol UA 101) allows... 
Best Speaker for Wall Placement?
Oh those strange Britons designing such speakers,like Naims. 
CD Players with digital "in" capabilities
ML 39 and 390s also. 
Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Vinyl...
I have ever never heard this orchestra. But if you has any chance to get Melodya (the former state owned LP company of the Sovietunion) LP with russion performers, recorded by Melodya, you should not miss the chance to buy them. They simply fantas...