sogood51

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P.Gabriel in Hi-fi +...a real treat.
Justin, Love it...another great addition to my slowly growing collection, Next Up (Avalon), I hear it's great. Thanks Ben as always and thanks Justin for the push.Dave 
Here we go again: $5000 budget, which HT speakers?
Lets look at your room first, while it's large in size (thats good) it has two dimensions (24') which are the same (thats bad), in your case it means that all bass modes from around 23hz. up to 300hz. range will be excited by both walls at the sam... 
Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?
There are a couple of Llano tube hybrids for sale on audiogon at this time in your price range, these will have no problem with your speakers. I don't think you can find a pass X-250 in your price range but I do agree as to it being a good choice.... 
Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?
I would go with a tube pre and see if that does it for you. you can get a pretty good preamp for less than $2,000. What do you have for a preamp right now? If you use a tube amp you will need one thats happy with the 4 ohm load of your supertowers... 
And we strive for..... what ?
Not trying to start anything as I have no idea of what as close to the original means in home systems or amplified music of any type. I can only assume that your tastes in music are of limited scope (In which case I guess I would have to agree pre... 
Bookshelf vs. Floorstand
A good bookshelf will perform better than a cheap floorstander as you suspect and can hold their own against even many good floorstanders, you do need good stands for bookshelf speakers so you must keep that in mind in your choice between the two.... 
Here we go again: $5000 budget, which HT speakers?
I have extensive experience with the full line of Vmps speakers and subs, I have owned or listened to all of the models in your price range, I can give you some great ideas but would need to know your room size, listening tastes and have a better ... 
anyone have any experience with Krell Amps humming
Rob, I think the RCA center conductor is wired in parallel with pin 2, the shorting pins short pin 1 and 3. I think the small silver piece he is talking about is the cable release. Krell amps come from the factory with the pins in I think? If the ... 
P.Gabriel in Hi-fi +...a real treat.
Ok Justin...THAT DID IT, I'm off to best buy.Dave 
Edmund Fitzgerald-Which Gordon Lightfoot LP?
Great song, stuck my toe in Superior last summer...COLD WATER, nothing like the other great lakes in the summer. 
Help, too bright
Mp3's sound bad even at 320kbs if you ask me, they are best played in the boom box outside. I copy all my cd's as wave files.Dave 
Which amp for 100-500 hz jbl ti120
Try Bryston, you can find an older pro model in your price range.Dave 
Is it worth it?
People that buy the more costly pre/pro's are in most cases looking to get higher two channel quality to go with all the DD/DTS stuff. Everything is built to a price point, for the person who does not have a high quality two channel pre mixed in w... 
What does your common sense tell you?
I can tell you that I have paid through PayPal a few times and the money transfer is very fast..Not hours. If the person with less than great feedback is going to pay with paypal you may be ok with him, on the other hand we are talking about money... 
Placette, VS First Sound VS Audio Synthesis Passio
I've listened to the Placette and Bent units in my system and liked them both, the placette has great detail but is lacking in bass responce compared to the bent unit, or I guess you could say that the Bent passive is laid back with better bass an...