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Immedia RPM 2 vs Clear Audio Emotion cmb
I may be 6 years late to earnestly beseech a better course and truly hope you did not go with this equipment swap in the end. This thread was not asking about any "upgrade" as the Immedia RPM-2 deck remains a potent spinner and extremely sound fou... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
You're Kidding me Man! Oh yeah, you are Kidd "ing-Me" Man. Nice fishing. 
Which is REALLY the best Conrad Johnson Preamp
I miss my ART2. I was an original owner of no. 116 and after a $10 power supply resistor failure on the left channel which canned the whole unit and that had the machine float back from Oz to the U.S. for repairs and back again, a well traveled un... 
Gryphon Mikado Signature CD player
You ought to be comparing the Mikado playback of a CD with the SACD/CD t'table/DAC combo also playing it as native CD. The SACD DAC upsampling I am sure brought its own issues to the listening. I have found only dCS have truly come up with the rig... 
Audio Research Ref 5 preamp
I can only say Thank God someone in the mainstream is finally cottoning onto R-core transformers, as low definition images of the innards of the Ref 5 seem to indicate they have begun using. Maybe now efficiencies of R-core windings will bring mus... 
Peak Consult Dragon. Anyone???????
Big speaker? The name's not as flash but the new Dynaudio Consequence is one incredible listen, taking out the Rig of the Show at the Warsaw Hi-Fi Show early November 2009 for my ears. If you are in the market for such a big speaker these Dynaudio... 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Audio Note Shinri (very rare stereo 8w chassis) and the M7 Tube silver fronting it. Wow.