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Just puchased,
Wadia player and Einstien light power amp
Which will work best according to wadias manual without a preamp
Now i need speakers and speaker cables that might be a great match up
So I can start listening
My musical tastes include , classical and acidfolk primarily.
Hey tastes change!
Any suggestion, thoughts and input greatly appreciated.
I also was wondering if buying 15 year old speakers is wise or not,
Would they still be good for another 15 years
Will there resale value continue to decline ?
acidfolk

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Thanks all.
Nice answers. i checked out the daedulus online.
They appear to be the kind of speakers that I would enjoy listening to
I will call them .
i guess the price is $10,000. unless they have gone up in price.
My plan was to spend closer to $8,000. For used speakers. After reading some notes here, I was very interested in the Revel salon 2.
Or the Churchill tannoy, or Aerius .
However, considering two thousand more ,if I'm correct ,for new speakers. Then the daeulus may make perfect sense, as you'll seem to recommend them for the system I will have.
i don't actually know the difference between monitors and full range.
Perhaps someone could explain that to me.
The wadia is a 381i. It looks great , but haven't played it yet
The Einstein's arriving in a few days.
I was curious why a pre amp is suggested by one responder,
As wadia advises against that. Am I missing out on something important?
If you have other advice Id be glad to hear. It.
Ive read some threads here, and found them really interesting

The amp is due to arrive today, I will post the specs,
TO get some further ideas, I did reread the Wadia manual and they state quite emphatically that preamps don't go with the wadia.
I have looked into the Daedulus , and may go with it, it is a tough decision as my budget would get blown, since the Argo looks the nicest for my purposes. Plus having to wait for three months is terrifying!
I only have a bookshelf infinity to use in the meantime, I m curious as to how it is going to sound when I plug it into the einstein