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What time do you wear?
EBEL Classic Hexagon Power Reserve 
Best redbook cd-only player ?
Suggesting one without knowing the rest of your system is only guessing and offering anectodal and heavily biased personal opnions.Having said that, Google the reviews on the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp - a Goliath killer IMO. It also has a USB input in t... 
Recommendation Speaker Cable around $1000-$2000
Without knowing your system, it is nigh on impossible to suggest anything short of guessing what MIGHT work for you. Hence I can only relate actual personal experiences.NORDOST FREY (series 1 currently on sale here in AGON) ICs and speaker cables ... 
Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget
Akg_ca,The other day, I spent close to an hour searching the web for someplace in the United States to purchase Tannoy speakers. For all I could uncover, they are not sold here! -BobContact AUDIO EDEN up here in Torontothat's where I bought mine (... 
Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget
Tannoy Revolution DC6WHAT HI FI 5 star rating & best buyBest standmounter £350-£700, Awards 2012. Detailed, dynamic and fast on their feet, these sound just as good as they lookalso come in a floorstander model"...The floorstanding versions of... 
The issue of lowballing... What does that mean?
ZYDO nailed it:IN partcular:" ... When someone sends a "lowball" offer, they know it. I don't really think anyone ever sells for that kind of price. .. Its a waste of time for both. ...I don't do it, and I personally find it irritating...."IMO it ... 
Recommendation on soft dome bookshelfs under $1K
TANNOY REVOLUTION DC6: 2012 WHAT HI-FI 5-star rating "... Best standmounter £350-£700, Awards 2012. Detailed, dynamic and fast on their feet, these sound just as good as they look... ... Tannoy DC6: Verdict... We might have guessed that these Re... 
Speaker cable upgrade from Analysis Plus Oval 12
I've had both the TOTEM ARROs and FORRESTs at tbe same time.(Since sold off)If that is where you want to go, TOTEM's own speaker cable --TOTEM TRESS -- is recommended by TOTEM cuz that's what is internally wired in them. A close proxy on which the... 
Best High Efficiency Speakers for full bass tone
Tannoy prestige linethe higher up the $$ food chain you go, the more effecient the speaker. READ THE REVIEW: the top two: TANNOY KINGDOM ROYALS AND WESTMINSTER SEs in Positive Feedback review issue #64http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue64/tanno... 
Do stands make a difference for equipment?
" Total cost, about $500. How much better can a expensive stand improve on this?..."Excellent question. I can only relate actual experiences and not anecdotal experiences.When my hardware gear (amp and Cdp) went from $4K to $24K the stand and isol... 
In Wall Speaker cables, NEED HELP
Stick to the same rear speaker cables you already haveinto the walls. (I am also assuming that it is a fire-rated cable in the walls or you may have insurance problems.. set that aside) The rears are just a manufactured and artificial fill-in soun... 
Do stands make a difference for equipment?
The British and American approach to audio stands is very different. The Brits favour a "lighter is better" approach to manage and channel away vibration and jitter. The US approach is a "heavier mass" isolation approach.Which is better? Impossibl... 
Cables more hype than value?
check out an the experiences of a former cable skeptic in pinkfish audio forumhttp://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum"Just killed my hifi with a cable change ...."from a personal perspective, as I moved up the hardware $$ ladder from $2K, to $8K, and n... 
Cables more hype than value?
02-17-13: Calloway said:"....i'll assure you that with a very good system different cables DO make a difference .. "...doesn't have a system that is resolving enough. .."++++++++++++++++ 1 (with emphasis added) 
Toronto Canada
hey OJI'm in Oakville with other audiophile buddiesdrop a line