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Sub recommendations for electrostatic speakers
thanks guys for some early feedback. 
Are Atma-Sphere MP-1 and VSE RTP-3D similar?
Dracule1; why don't you give Ralph(Atmasphere)a call and talk with him on your concerns; he will answer you honestly and will not jam his gear down you throat to get a sale; this has been my direct experience. 
Where are you today?
Moved to tubes and have not looked back;I can not find the midrange magic in solid state that I have in tubes,but I have never listened to the elite of the elite of solid state,so it may exist and I just don't know about it.I am looking someday to... 
Apogee vs Soundlab
Chris- check out what Jafox used in a mod on his speakers:"I also replaced that horrible "brilliance" rheostat with a gold plated double-contact selector switch of 6 resistance values (values 0-> 2 ohms range). Treble clarity significantly impr... 
Apogee vs Soundlab
Jafox: Thanks for the feedback;the brillance rheostat replacement is a mod I may try;again thank you. 
Apogee vs Soundlab
Strange comments on the vtl amps as albertporters system had the vtl 750 monoblocks driving his soundlabs; when I emailed albert for advice regarding his setup there was never a bad word mentioned; there must have been a weak link else where in Ga... 
Tube Dampers?
I don't have any secrets of how to remove the left on; I use dampers on my 6922's in my PSE HL-1 with great success; they are from herbies audio labs; check them out;only a few $$ and they work with no left on. 
Joule 150A MKII versus Atma-sphere Preamps
I agree with Tvad as I have run my PSE HL-1 in both modes and the Balanced always seem to have a lower noise floor and offered more resolution;also when I last talked with Ralph he recommended using Mogami cable which I did and think it is excella... 
Help: getting around balanced inputs on pre/pro?
Thanks Bob_Reynolds even though I am not in this type of a situation I did not know that such a device other than the adapters existed;thanks for putting your solution up as a excellant suggestion.How is the performance of this for you in your sys... 
Best multichannel amp for music?
I think you should check out rotel,b&k, and odyssey; I have had m200's from b&k and odyssey's mono extreme se's; they were excellant products;the Odyssey's have a 20 yr transferrable warranty to the second owner also! 
40 watt amp with 8 ohm speakers
I think Dukes' advice is solid; I also would take a look at some of the Denon players; you could buy new or pick up a higher end unit used.Good luck on your system! 
Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp
What about one of stan klynes' pre amps? 
speaker recommendations?
How about a pair of paradigm active 20's or some other active monitor; I think quad and wharfedale makes some as well.You may not get the deepest bass response but I think the system could sound very nice.Are you running a pre amp,intregated, or a... 
Looking for Pre/Pro with great 2 ch sound
I agree 100% with friz1313 with the Theta Casa Nova recommendation; System did not loose much when it went from a Klyne front end to the casa nova; probally due to the ability to have so much speaker adjustments (phase,crossover type,crossover fre... 
Soundlabs and magnepan mix on front stage?????
Lance s The system overall if quite nice;using Theta Casa Nova,PSE HL-1 with bypass and manley 440 monoblocks for the soundlabs; all my other speakers are actives.The center channel seems to be a tough act to blend with the m2's but as I said my m...