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Dec 10, 2006	Siemens -Halske 6922 My Siemens 6922 listening experience with ARC gear is extensive and the answer is simple: in a revealing system, good well matched examples (see below) smoke current Russian 6922's in almost every respect - detail, dynamics, imaging and transparen...
Dec 06, 2006	What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? A vintage tuner, of course. Sansui TU-919 from 1980.
Dec 03, 2006	What music do you want to play really loud? New DSP mastering of "Return of the Jedi"
Dec 03, 2006	What's your latest "Discovery" Original pre-Liberty pressings from Blue Note - especially form their regular stable of artists - Silver, Blakey, etc.
Dec 03, 2006	PS Audio Premier- any users? Checked yesterday and was told it had not been shipped yet.
Dec 03, 2006	Survey-What is your most used source? Turntable 60%; tuner 30%; video 9%; cd 1%...
Dec 03, 2006	Cable Costs Relative to System No regrets at all...
Nov 26, 2006	Review: Audio Research Reference CD-7 CD Player I jumped from a CD-2 to the CD-7, also with a Ref 3, so you all can imagine the improvement I experienced. On the subject of amps, I had been running Audio Physic Virgo II's with Pass Aleph 2 100 watt mono amps. I then went with Vandersteen Quatro...
Nov 25, 2006	Amps and Quatros I have Quatros with Audio Research Electronics - VM 220 mono amps, Ref 3 Preamp and PH-7 phono amp in a room about the size of yours and the sound is amazing. With decent recordings you can see right into the room they recorded in - even on FM. Gr...
Mar 06, 2001	Amps for Virgo : TUBE or SOLID? I have owned Virgos for two years and run them with Pass Aleph 2's (single ended, Class A, 200w into 4 ohms). They are out of production but still available used. I have also heard the Virgos with Classe, Krell, VAC and Audio Research, among other...
Mar 05, 2001	Audio Physic: Virgo or Libra??? I have now had Audio Physic Virgos for the last 2 years and think they are terrific. I auditioned the Libras and decided to stick with the Virgos. I am now considering the new Avanti III's, which are just out as of the first of this year and are r...