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Is the remote controller a boon?
Larryi, many thanks for your indepth post. Now I change my thought on my Rogue Magnum 99 remote -- one big heavy aluminum case with just volume contol. No mute or souce control. Now I think the Rogue remote is pretty cool!When a small compay like ... 
BAT VK-200 vs VK-220?
Samzx,What a small world we live in agon! You mate VK-200 with VK-5i? How did you come back to VK200?Have you tried other preamp than VK-5i? .I will have VK-200 soon. I have Rogue Magnum 99. I will see how well BAT works with Rogue.I thought about... 
Matching SS amp with Rogue Magnum 99 & Tyler LSS?
Thanks for the info.I've decided to go for BAT VK-200. I seriously thought about DNA 225, but it is a little bit over my budget. VK-200 is a bit shy of power I expected (200 vs 250 WPC/4 ohm), but many users seem to believe it is more powerful tha... 
Matching SS amp with Rogue Magnum 99 & Tyler LSS?
Thanks. DNA-225 seems to be a nice choice.I am considering several amps now, including DNA-1 dlx and Van Alstine Omega III 440hc. Anybody has an experience with those amps with Rogue? 
best monitor speaker under $2000
I suggest you buy amplifiers for speakers, not speakers for amplifiers.Would it be because amplifiers is secondary to speakers? Or, any other specific reason? I guess it makes sense to me, but I cannot put into right words why. 
Tyler Decade D2s: review
Nice to hear that D2 has lived up to your expectation and more.Even though I have recently upgraded my Taylo 7U to LSS, I may still look for a D2 (if some good deals come up for used). I will go to AKFest 2010 and check out all $5000~6000 speakers... 
Powerful and strong ss amp at low cost.
Many thanks.I will look for some of those suggested -- Aragon, Parasound, Acurus, ... I would not care much about the sound quality since the amp would be mostly for playing background music. 
Tube Pre-Amp with Solid State Amp?
Use pre(out) to amp(in) impedance matching ratio 10:1; better 20:1Shouldn't it be 1:10 (or 1:20)?My Rogue pre amp has 350 ohm (output impedance) and Linn power amp has 4700 ohm (input impedance). 
recyling vinyl?
Thanks for the tips.I will try those places, but I have many records in bad condition. Are you still going to pass them over to others? Or trash them? When absolutely to be trashed, are you going to put them in a garage bag with other trashes? Or,... 
Salk HT3 vs Tyler D2?
So, you have D1?Hope Ty would participate in AKFest 2010 in Detroit, and bring his D1 and D2. 
Salk HT3 vs Tyler D2?
I would agree that D2 is one of the best in its price range, considering it is at least as good as LSS in imaging and the overall tone.I am just pondering that if there is any speaker that would be hard to beat for D2 in its price range, Salk HT3 ... 
best monitor speaker under $2000
Check Tyler Linbrook speakers in Agon. You may be lucky if the sellers are nearby in local pickup distance. 
Salk HT3 vs Tyler D2?
Thanks for your input. Sounds like you made a good decision. I will try to give a listen in the future. 
spakers for various genres
Tyler Linbrook signature systems (used, $1900~3200 in Agon) or D2 (used, $3200~4000 in Agon)?I have Linbrook SS, and it is pretty good in its price range. I listen to mainly Jazz and classicals but occasionally rocks, folks, metals, ... 
How tall are your speaker stands
There are many full range speakers with tweeters positioned higher than the ears level. Also, in many live performance in small rooms, the singer's voice would come above the ears level when you sit in a chair.So, I am not sure how accurate the ge...