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Best bookshelf for House Music
Without question: Quested. They are active speakers. The model you need is the 2108 (I think). They have an 8" driver with built in amplifier. If you need a hard-thumping monitor, consider nothing else. 
Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you used to own the Weiss Minerva? If so, I assume you prefer the Lamp. Can you briefly compare the two? I'm considering the Lamp dacs in the furture. 
Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?
Glory: How long have you had the Lampizator and Tenor? 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
Andro: I don't think the solution to ceramics is a preamp, (as stated in my above post). They, IMO, are cold and uninvolving. 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
I ran my ceramic drivers on a Bent Audio autoformer passive preamp and my friend runs his ceramic drivers with a music first transformer passive preamp and neither system sounds natural or "organic". I highly recommend a PHY driver if you want tho... 
Joseph Audio Pulsar?
I am in no way saying this because this monitor was just reviewed in Absolute Sound and Stereophile, but...........My friend has the Audience ClairAudient 2+2 and they are wonderful! Soundstaging, imaging, and a "naturalness" that many speakers I'... 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
Most speakers with Accuton drivers don't seem to be efficient enough for a 300B. But hey, I'd love to hear it. 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
I've owned speakers with Accuton drivers and have a friend who has a speaker with them and the diamond tweeter. I believe the thing that makes them so appealing AT FIRST, is because of their low mass, they are very quick which makes them very nice... 
Zu Omen or Tekton Lore
Woohoo!! Why doesn't this kind of stuff happen more often??? I agree with what Z man said. 
Esoteric MG-10 vs Volent VL-2 vs A. Zen Adagio Jr
Had the Volents for a while. Very clean, detailed and transparent. They threw a very nice soundstage. However, I didn't find the bass to be as deep as some have said it to be. My room is bigger than someone's post above, but I still was expecting ... 
DAC's, i'm lost
I'm listing my MHDT Havana for sale tomorrow evening. It's a wonderful DAC. 
Headphone amp and headphones... ?
Burson HD-160 amp: $700 new. Senheisser 650 cans: $600 new. 
Tranquility Signature vs. Bryston BDA-1?
I hear the new Burson DAC (with volume control), is wonderful and it's cheaper than both of the dacs you mentioned. Look into it. 
Blue Moon Award for Burson Audio's new DAC/Preamp
Just ordered mine last night. I had a Weiss Minerva for a while, so it will be interesting to see if I agree with S.E.'s opinion. I spoke with the dealer about the 24/96 issue the S.E. spoke of. He said Burson was notified of this issue a while ba... 
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player
I started a (heated) thread about this very issue not long ago. Apparently so heated that Audiogon pulled it after a few days. In that thread, I stated that the cd player is dead. I have my thoughts on why people won't embrace the demise of the co...