exron

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Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ?
If you got $15,000 to spend I would highly recommend the PS Audio  BHK-300 mono amps and their matching pre-amp.  The sound this combination makes is in my opinion the very best bargain in all of the high end.  Best of luck. 
Help me pick a phono, pre and cart
Check out the Perreaux phono pre-amp, it sounds better than the parasound units that are made in china. I know because I heard them both & I'm now the pround owner of the Perreaux  Audiant VP3 phono stage. 
Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ?
Accuphase builds their equipment in ways that most companies just don't do anymore. I own a Accuphase C-202 and a dealer repair place in Australia did a mini review on it after repairing it and was blown away by the build quality and more.  
Best speaker/system piano concerts
The one who wrote avoid speakers that use polypropylene or Kevlar type drivers for woofers/midrange. Also avoid Morel/Dynaudio type speakers is 100% completely wrong. 
New rigg. B&W N804
Why don't you try the Perreaux Prisma 350 ?  It sounds fantastic, runs cool, weighs 66 lbs and gives you 600 wpc into 4 ohms which would be great for your speakers. 
Like the new look to audiogon ?
I absolutely hate it. I just don't even care to go on audiogon anymore. If they don't change it back to the way it was, I'm outta here. 
Looking for speaker suggestions
I agree 100% with deepee99. In my opinion. 
PS Audio or Ayre?
Definitely PS Audio.  I once bought a ayre cd player & it would not play my CD's and no, none of my CD's had scratches on them as I am very meticulous with my stuff. The ayre also made loud distortion noises out of my speakers and I had to sto... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
Here is from a review on the speaker. The woofer is an 8" Vifa molded cone with a 2" dustcap and a double-wound voice-coil. Its free-air resonant frequency is 28Hz, and while the sealed woofer enclosure can be expected to raise that number some-... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
No, it is not worth $2700.00.  I just don't believe in passive radiators. If your going to put a woofer in the back at least put a real one in. I also never cared for the Vandersteen sound in my opinion. I would like into other speakers. 
Brands that have the least depreciation
Definately B&W Loudspeakers,AR,Classe,Mark Levinson,Perreaux ,Klipsch, & Magnepan just to name a few . I would not touch McIntosh, Wilson, or ayre with a 10 foot pole. This is just my opinion.  
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
I would look into Transparent Audio  "The Wave' speaker cable. I find it very very good for the money. 
high-efficiency loudspeakers
The Klipsch KLF-20. I bought it brand new back when they were out in light oak and I still have them. It's not the only speakers I own, but these KLF-20's will be with me for awhile. 
Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass)
Perreaux Prisma 350.  Yes, I have one and bought it brand new in 2017. 
Phono Stage Recommendation $3000
I would very highly recommend the Perreaux Audiant VP3 Phono Stage of which I bought a brand new one back in Oct of 2016. I did compare it to the Parasound JC3 and to me the Perreaux was better in every way, plus it cost less and made in New Ze...