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KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Talk to John at KCIwww.koolcables.com 
What new amp for my Merlins
You know that's a great point, I have not heard those amps with Merlins, just thought of them as really good ss amps and ran off at the keyboard. Good catch, I amend my comments to include "your mileage may vary with Merlin, I have not heard these... 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
I knew these cables were something special! Great review John!Its rare to get all reviewers to chime in and do a full review of a product- even more special that they were all blown away!!Stivervii I was one of the reviewers and I ended up buying ... 
What new amp for my Merlins
One more ss....Herron 
What new amp for my Merlins
I would take a look at Clayton, some of the best ss amps I've heard. Another I really liked quite a bit were the Cary 500 ss mono's..... 
What new amp for my Merlins
I had a chance to hear the Merlins (partially completed X upgrade) with the ARS and found it really nice. I then had the chance this past weekend to hear the fully X upgraded (same friend) with his VAC Phi 110 and Joule LA-150 pre(current make) an... 
Where has Bogdan Audio Gone??
I have a 1M pair of his Silver Spirits that's a spare, drop me a PM. 
opinions on Clayton amps ?
A buddy of mine in Chicago is also a dealer for Clayton and I've gotten to spend a few hours with the M-200's on a couple of occassions. These are really terrific amps with plenty of jump and a very smooth presentation. jmlm has it about right alt... 
Review: KCI Silkworm Interconnect
Great review, spot on with my experience with John and his Silkworms....really incredible stuff....hope John remembers us when he's famous... 
Tube amp speaker output 4 ohms VS 8 ohms
What are your speakers rated at? That would be the first clue to which taps to use. 
What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????
Thanks Rives - I also heard back from MBL today. They recommend a product like Novus or Mequires with a microfibre detail cloth.... 
What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????
Great thread as I have piano finish speakers coming and also just took delivery of an MBL cdp which has quite a bit of high gloss acrylic surface on the top plate. Rives - any special cloth you use or will microfiber do?Do you feel like the Novus ... 
Line Arrays - Competitive with best dynanics, ESL?
I have the prototypes of the LS-6 and have been living with them for about 6 months now....you've made an excellent choice! 
Preamps w/ best transparency/top end, no brightnes
I can vouch that the VAC Ren Sig II delivers what you've described in spades in my system..... 
Rega Saturn versus Resolution Audio Opus 21?
I have Steve's Statement Mod Opus 21 and it will run with some of the most respected units out there, and punches up out of it's price range....as a plus Steve is excellent to work with...I may be moving on to a PC front end, I will miss my Opus i...