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The best speaker you ever heard?
Zingali 215.And I have owned many speakers : Sonus Faber, B&W, Quintessence, Keff, Dali, Cabasse, Wilson, thiel and Dynaudio. 
Best speakers for Classical music under 10k used
Zingali 115 are exceptionnal !Better than all the other speakers mentionned here ! 
Always on ?
Thank you Bob_bundus for your informations !Yes, I have a line conditioner with surge protection. But I will turn off and unplug everything in case of thunderstorm or away from home for few days.Is there any possibility that an amplifier or preamp... 
Accuphase DP-100 DC-101 Sleeping Giant Or Dinosaur
I don't know if it's the same with some other brands, but I have experienced bad relationships with importer/distributor in some countries of Europe.I hope it's not everywhere the same... Probably not.They behaved not like I (and other people I kn... 
Always on ?
Thanks a lot, Nsgarch !With your links I have found all I expected :-)Jean-Luc 
Always on ?
ok ! But I haven't found anything about that after 2 hours of research !!!So... 
Are Accuphase preamps "dull" sounding ?
Ok Jafox !Maybe was it just an impression of mine ?I just notice, maybe not here, at Audiogon, that 80% of American people keeps speaking and comparing Krell with Audioresearch, Lamm with Spectral, etc etcIt's not often I see brands like Accuphase... 
Always on ?
Sorry, Nsgarch, but I still didn't haven't found anything about taht subject.So, if you come back here, could you please resume the general opinion about that question, and mainly your's ?Thank you ! 
Always on ?
Thank you for these answers !And I'll have a look on other topics ;-) 
12K new/used to spend
Zingali 215 are the top of the top !Wonderful.With great bass, but mainly fantastic, unbelievable medium, thanks to their unique "OmniRay" technique.The best I have ever heard :-) 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Zingali Monitors 215 
Are Accuphase preamps "dull" sounding ?
I have had 2 Accuphase preamplifiers, C-265 and C-2000 (still my preamp), and have been delighted with them !In my case, associated with Accuphase amplifiers, like the P-7000 now.Very musical, warm and precise.Accuphase is still among the best ele... 
SF Grand Pianos/REL Storm III combo - help
Subwoofers, even the best ones, are good for not too good hifi !It's defintitely a foreign body, especially in stereo hi-fi 
Spectral and Accuphase
Thank you Bombaywalla, too !In fact, now, I have 3 positive opinions about the compatibility of a Spectral preamp and a good amplifier of another brand.I am going to try it. 
Spectral and Accuphase
Thank you !What you say Siliab is what I read once. Well I only read that the problem is with a Spectral amplifier which (often, always ?) needs a Spectral preamplifier.But as the opposite was not mentionned, I deducted from that that the problem ...