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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
McIntosh XR-1051's - they could suck every Watt out of my MC2255 and sound smooth in the process. 
Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C.
As a former McIntosh owner (amp, pre-amp, speakers) in the budget/mid range integrated I recommend The Yamaha AS-801.  I own one and have I've never looked back on my decision.Cheers 
Whats playing on your system today?
Fourplay 'Between The Sheets'  Larry and Bob, Nathan and Harvey at their best. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Déjà Vu  
Whats playing on your system today?
Nantucket Sleighride  
Whats playing on your system today?
Rickie Lee Jones "Pirates"  Lots of L.A. sessions talent  from the 70's/80's  
Are Ohm-Walsh micros and 1000 series disrespected because of omni-directional design??
I'll chime in here because my very fist speakers were Ohm L's, (one of the classic bookshelf speakers of the seventies)  because I was an Ohm fan back in the day, I did have a chance to listen to several of their Walsh models.  They were very open... 
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
I recently fired up my McIntosh gear that had been in storage for 10 years, and started the process of figuring out how to feed my digital content to it and enjoy the sound.  As a result I'm more active than ever, and feel re-invigorated regarding...