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Lavry DA11 and Apogee Rosetta 200 users
I have apogee rosetta with firewire card. You really need Rosetta, if you use the both the AD and the DA conversion. If you dont want digitalise analog to your pc, you need not to buy the rosetta. I use it to record live concerts broadcasted by th... 
Better speakers than Von Schweiker VR4jr under 3k
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1231216072&/Tannoy-15 
Levinson 333 Upgrad to 436 Monoblock
Of course, overkill. But if you would like to save the world by buying something and make money run the world - that s fine. Even better to buy into new green technology, like class-d amp. But if you are not happy with the sound at home, you maybe... 
Help with Speaker Selection
Vintage tannoys are wonderful speakers. 
Violion concertos/Symphonies....part 2
Beethoven Violin Concerto with David Oistrah and Cluytens,Beethoven V and VII. symphony Carlos Kleibert, DG,Schubert IX symphony, KarajanSchumann II. Rheinesche Symphony, KarajanBrahms Violin Concerto, Ana Sophie Mutter and Kurt Masur, Mahler II, ... 
Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT
I had WB Act. Maybe I had not the right amplification (ML 27.5, ML 331 and than Aronov integrated) or cabling (top of the line Siltech and Goertz MI2 and Elrod, Nordost valhalla, Shunyata powercords), but I never was able to get them properly sing... 
Eggleston Andra power requirements
My friend could not drive them properly with antique soundlab monsoon monoblocks. Thick, slow, bloomy sound, for some musical, for some boring. He thought boring. Now he drives them with Spectron musician monoblocks. Now he is on the other side of... 
Nagra VPS
Actually, Raul, you made the point. This is a hobby for an overconsuming society, where look-ophilia, prestige based on price and brand-recognition is more important than the original purpose of the hobby: realistic music reproduction. The high en... 
what do you know"
Shadorne, that is nothing, For 8000 usd you get just one knob to alter the sound. On my 1981 made preamp there are three knobs for the same purpose, and on my active loudspeakers additional seven. With 10 knobs, I think, my system is certainly a w... 
Marantz vs Mcintosh
I think you would not leapfrog just by changing amp. Maybe mac is sweeter and warmer a bit than Marantz, but your speaker with it sleek design and its smallish woofers would never able to provide the body of sound you need to enjoy realistic class... 
Best jvc xrcds.....
bartok concerto, Fritz Reiner. 
replace a full Cello System?
For classical music I would suggest a Tannoy TD8 or 10 speakers. Modern sleek design, very nice sound, and easy to drive. Much more dynamic and lively sound than the similar sonus faber Cremona. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
In this weekend I had compared the digitalised sound of my earlier Wilson Benesch Full Circle turntable with Ply MC cartridge and dedicated MC preamp to my current Pioneer Pl-707 DD turntable with Technics 205MKIII MM cartridge and Philips AH 280 ... 
Zu Definition Pro - Please comment, room/shipping
There are european dealers of Zu. You better off buying in Europe, cheaper transportation cost and you do not have to pay custom. 
Sell Hi-Fi and invest in stock market?
We are still ahead of waves of corporate collapses. One that began would send stocks even lower. OECD suggest not before August 2009 would be better, but I think that is too optimistic view. But certainly good idea to sell now your gear and buy ba...