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Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's
REGA  OSIRIS 
R.I.P Glen Campbell
A visual and audio DVD testimonial to his talents ..... a 2001 recorded PBS performance with the South Dakota symphony orchestra backingGLEN-CAMPBELL-Live-in-Concert-2001-PBS-DVD-His guitar playing talents are also emphasized that validate his tal... 
Which amplifier (integrated) would you recommend for Monitor Audio PL speakers
Large bevy of British fare, including inter alia, Cyrus, Exposure, Naim, Rega 
Onkyo HDMI bad boards.
The ONKYO HDMI  board failures are legendary and well known with no fix offered nor none  in sight either.in brief: A must to avoid..... full stop here is just a sampler of audiophile forum complaints about the crisphttp://www.canuckaudiomart.com/... 
Help Me Choose (new) Bookshelf Speakers, and Integrated Amplifier for $1300 and under!
Rega Brio-R  integrated amp and Rega RX1 (predecessor RS1 or R1 ) speakers highly recommended   
Vandersteen 1ci vs Totem Arro
Two comments:(1) what is a "small" room? Office/ den/ condo and the like ..... and at low to modest volumes.(2) I second the prior post about a careful pairing of electronics with the ARROs. Curiously, I had both the TOTEM ARROS and FORESTs simult... 
Vandersteen 1ci vs Totem Arro
There are four pre-owned pairs of TOTEM ARROS listed for sale on Canuckaudiomart.comI had them in a prior B system. They are fine for classical , jazz, female vocals etc but their limitations in physics are not avoidable.They must be placed very c... 
Opinions on using a Proceed AVP for 2-channel stereo only?
Tad confusing to me in that...(1)  is there a particular reason that you are focused on using an AV preamp for strictly 2-channel audio performance? Or is it a case that (2) you have a multichannel AV system with this AVP and it is used only occas... 
Which dac or other suggestions
".....I experimented with a number of DACs in the <$1000 range, one of which was "Class A" rated. My conclusion is that there’s very little difference between them...almost completely identical in sound. I cannot speak for something like a $5k ... 
Best small used monitors under $1000
REGA RX1 or its predecessor models, the RS1 or the R1http://www.stereotimes.com/speak121305.shtml".....The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get the fundamentals of music right, it adds clarity and reso... 
Power cables and sharp dimensional imaging on a budget, Zu Audio and Furutech or Oyaide
"...,jaybe187 posts07-19-2017 1:34pmCables might contribute to these qualities but in my view these things all come first from the right electronics. Putting nice hubcaps on an Impala won’t make it a Corvette...."+1..... nailed it...point, set, an... 
bookshelf speaker recommendation with Creek & Arcam
Rega RX1 or predecessor models RS1 or R1 bookshelveshttp://www.stereotimes.com/speak121305.shtmlThe Rega R1 Loudspeaker - A New Budget Reference"....The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get the fundame... 
Amp recommendations
".....donvito101137 posts07-13-2017 7:10amYou just spent $15,000 for speakers. You shouldn’t go cheap with the electronics....."+1 with emphasis added .High-end speakers with a  cheap amp and source is a guaranteed recipe for a big disappointment ... 
Lesser known 2 way bookshelf Speakers from the 80's
I worked my way through a bevy of bookshelf speaker systems back then during a misspent youth: AR, DYNACO A25s, EPI 100s, JBL L88's (2-way) and L100s (3-way) , CAMBER 2.0’s .....in brief: they were "okay" for their time (emphasis added) and their ... 
marantz 4300
It's a defunct format that is a nostalgia piece at best these days.Is it is it worth keeping? well, that depends on what you intend to use it for .....-- Workshop, garage, cottage ambience filler "C" or "D" system ...... sure..... why not ?-- home...