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Need some help. Rega RS5s over PSB Imagine Ts?
OK I am biased. I have REGA speakers and REGA kit.I had TOTEM Arros and FORESTS and enjoyed them very muchAlong came the REGA R9s and I had to have them ! Bought them and never looked back!Had the REGA R1s in my B system .... superb.REGA gets the ... 
What powercable for a Linn Majik CD?
Ecossesee review of the Big RED at POSITIVE-FEEDBACK.comhttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue25/ecosse.htm 
Difference in quality in products made in China?
see AGON thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?bhome&1324311378 Arcam partial buyback" .... Moreover Arcam pulled production of the AVR 600 from China to England in September of 2010 due to quality control issues. Since the AVR 600 ha... 
What are the best on-wall speakers
Martin Logans 
What tuner would sound better
These two prior posts nailed it.What is the rest of your system? Have you actually auditioned the two units either at a dealer or at a buddy's place? better still, have you auditioned either or both of the units with your particular system? (i) wi... 
What kind of power cord comes with expensive gear
" ....it makes sense to provide an inexpensive power cord with any component. audiophiles like to tune their systems with after-market power cords...."Not Always ....REGA, LFD, and NAIM are among the few that provide (and recommend) their own high... 
Need Simple AV System
there is an ARCAM SOLO MOVIE 2.1 AND an ARCAM SOLO MOVIE 5.1 unibox (2 versions) and each is a cracking good kit.Google them for details and reviews.These have been discontinued but still availasble as demos in some shops and also come up from tim... 
What is your take on Mapleshade products
I've bought and used their products as follows:(i) The Mapleshafe Samson audio equipment rack/stand along with their brass footers. It/they worked relatively well, particularly for the CDP. I sold it cuz a dealer recommended custom made audio stan... 
What kind of power cord comes with expensive gear
Quality power chords are required.Ibought the REGA ISIS valve cdp and REGA OSIRIS integrated amp this past year. Each came bundled with a high-end power chord custom made for REGA by hi-end mfg. Klotz in Germany.With the REGA kit, these bundled po... 
suggestion for replacing Totem Arro
QUOTE: Akg_ca, do the tannoy's or the rega's perform well with a wall close behind them?REGA R1s/ RS1s: wallmount / bookshelf / stand mountThe REGAs are designed to work close to back walls if required. In fact, the R1s/RS1s have accessory wall-mo... 
bi wire or not to bi wire
My experienceAs highlighted in these threads, the benefits can be varied and are your kit-specific. I had quality bi-wires from two different name manufacturers: both worked "okay". (2 to 4 configuration)Then I upgraded to NORDOST FREYs in a singl... 
bi wire or not to bi wire
FYI re comments directly fom a couple of heavyweights in upper range cables in the industry: CHORD and NORDOSTCHORD (from their website)Bye Bye Bi-wire?We have taken the decision to discontinue our range of dedicated bi-wire cables. The reason bei... 
suggestion for replacing Totem Arro
It is intuitive that ALL speaker recomendations in this forum have a bias injected by the writer.I also had ARROs and Forests in a prior system so I know them very well.That in mind, may I recommend STEREOTIMES review of REGA R1 bookshelves (I als... 
Best Acoustic Guitar Players Of All Time?
Chet Atkins and Les Paulthey have a CD out: Chester & Lester...magical. 
Where to invest
agreed with SAMHARmove up to a new integrated amp better matched to your quality speakers