randy-11

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Magnepans
or use a transistor amp (MOSFETS anyone) in a topology that sounds tubeyadd a real tubey pre-amp 
Why pay so much?
Why not?  If you have already built the perfect listening room with the perfect speakers and an amp to drive them, and upgraded all your programming material to the best mastering.... then why not...I guess because there are much better holes to t... 
What are the smallest speakers that are clean and flat down to 20hz?
Thor's Hammer 
Great integrated amps with narrow depth under 12 inches?
see if a Creek will fityou just add the Ruby DAC module (DIY) and you have a very nice piece of equipment 
what speaker wires for vintage receivers?
quality zip cordBelden 
Need recommendation for a CD player
so, the real question is whether there is a CD player for less than $2k that sounds better than the 105D?I'd wait for the new ESS chips & implementations then check out the new Oppo 
Magnepans
just set them up and see - my room is much larger than that 
Jazz for aficionados
Make a jazz noise here 
Magnepans
they choose amps for use at shows and demosI think they used Bryston to demo their bass panels 
Magnepans
it isn't power per se so much as power into a lower impedance - there are impedance curves online for at least some modelsIIRC, they get to about 4 ohms at higher freq.sI use a Sunfire Cinema Grand biamping 1.5 QRs in a big room with no problems a... 
Listen...chair
it's the directionality of the chair that really matters! 
Fast-Blo ISOCLEAN fuse?
putting an inductor in line makes your system sound much better. The highs are fast/quick and they are there, but they just sound right. It also has a lot more punch in the sound. 
Interconnects, some have directional indicators, why?
if you cross your eyes while listening the wire needs to be reversed 
Pass Labs INT 60 VS. Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP VS. Arcam A49
The dealer won't allow you to do an in home listening test??Find a new dealer. 
The new OPPO Digital UDP-203 question
nobody knows, but I do think we should keep launching new threads on these players every 2 weeks