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Revel Studio 1, B&W 802N or Sonus Faber Cremonas
Revel, Mac and Ayre sounds good. The Revel would give you better bass over the Sonus but the Sonus would sound a bit more natural. Don't like B&W at all. 
Audio Research Ref5 KT88
Do not do it. 6550 should be the only tube used in the Ref 5 and Ref 3. Make sure you get a 6550 that has been tested becuase you will hear it if it's noisy. 
Ayre K1xe vs First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II
Kurt Tank,Your Lamm's are not balanced. Have You tried the RCA inputs? When I owned the 1.2 ref the RCA sounded better to me and Vladimir said it should sound better. Your kind of in a pickle. Your 100% right the Ayre sounds much better balanced b... 
Sophia 1 or WP-6's
Having had both I would say the WP6 did more. The WP6 has much more bass. The WP6 will demand better electronics as they will reveal more. The Sophia is good don't get me wrong but the WP6 can do just a bit more. People who call the WP6 bright and... 
SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move?
Having owned both the 300.1 and Lamm Ref 1.2 and ML1 I can tell you the Ref 2.1 would be my last choice. Both the 300.1 and the ML1 are much better then the Ref 1.2. I think the Ref 1.2 are underpowered and just didn't sound right. Both the 300.1 ... 
Wilson Sophias vs Avalon Indras
It doesn't matter if it's only 2 cycles lower. It moves a lot more air. The Visions will have noticeable bass output over the Indras. 
Verity Audio midrange drivers?
I really wouldn't get too caught up in drives. I've heard some of the best drives made sound like crap in speakers. Verity makes the best crossovers in the world IMO to me that's more important then drivers. Plus they change the drives when they g... 
Conrad Johnston LP70s amp 6922 tube upgrades
There shouldn't be any problems at all. You can Ed at CJ and he will clear it up for you. 
Help me chose: Verity - PBN Montana - Gemme Audio
Yes peter I have heard them and owned them and like Grannyring I just think some others are better and that Verity speakers are amazing. I didn't find your speakers bright per say but I found it lacking bass for the size and amount of bass drivers... 
Speakers to Match to CAT pre amp and CAT mono bloc
Boy take your pick. I'm pretty sure those electronics would sound good on any speaker. I would just avoid any speaker that dips below 2 ohms. 
CD Player with volume control to drive my Nuforces
Cary 300/303 would be perfect plus you can't best the price on the used market. 
Help me chose: Verity - PBN Montana - Gemme Audio
The Verity's are a very very nice speaker. Tat would be my choice. PBN would be my last choice. 
re-tubing CJ LP70s
Change all the 6922 tubes out for a nice set of amperex or mullard 6DJ8 and it will help. You can try to install KT88 in it also but I have never tried that and don't know if that will improve on the SED 6550. Not sure why people are mentioning 12... 
Short List of the Best 20K Speakers
Verity Audio makes a very very good speaker and it must be heard to believe. You never think a speaker that size can do what it does. My Sarastro's made my old Wilson Maxx 2 hard to listen too. 
Audio Research Amp Shootout
Casouza, The 100.2 is not a Tripath amp. The 150.2 is a Tripath amp and it does sound much different then the 100.2. The 100.2 is the best I've heard anywhere near it price. It's a real sleeper of an amp. I was shocked when I heard it. Not a fan o...