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Derivation of a Beautiful Piano Intro Solo?
Ghost, the opposite.Celine Dion was mentioned as an example of how incapable these artists are to compose their own music. You missed the point. 
Derivation of a Beautiful Piano Intro Solo?
there are only 7 notes and they can be "borrowed" from anything and anyone's composition.For example, Celine Dion, in song "All by myself" obviously "borrowed" an entire passage from 2nd movement of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. The great comp... 
Macintosh vs Pass labs
Know_talent, I read your post few times and I can't seem to understand it. Though McIntosh autoformers deliver rated wattage at 2, 4 and 8 ohm terminals, they still double power as they go down. That is why people experience thermal overload when ... 
McCormack DNA-1 vs. DNA-125
I had DNA-0.5 Deluxe, DNA-125 and DNA-225. DNA-125 and 225 sound pretty different. I had both at the same time. I liked the sound of DNA-225 much better than the 0.5 Deluxe or DNA-125 for that matter. It was smoother, deeper and overall a very nic... 
McIntosh Amp Ratings
I understand McInotsh amps have a certain following, but Undertow, what you're saying makes little or no sense. Other amps sound constipated? Wow. That totally contradicts my observation, which is McIntosh amps sound fine with an easy load speaker... 
803D or 802D
I don't think your amplification is up to it for either 803D or 802D. It is proper for your current speakers though. So if you want satisfaction from 803D or 802D, pick your speaker and then start thinking of amplifier upgrade sometime soon.I mean... 
Power cable for McCormack DNA-1
14awg was the original. If you want a nice power cord for it, Audience powerChord always worked good on my McCormack amps(DNA-0.5Deluxe, DNA-125 and 225). 
Are upgraded power cables really worth the money?
Based on your components, I would try Audience powerChord. These should also do good on the amplifier. You should be able to determine with these power cords what they do and do you like what they do. they can easily be resold. 
Tube smell?
could it be that you have counterfeit tubes? if that's the case the ink they used to relabel the tubes may be burning off and projecting that smell. Sounds weird, but it is remote possibility...... 
Tube Pre-amp BAT, ARC, EAR, Sonic Frontiers
ARC LS* and REF preamps are balanced, same as BAT. On balanced ARC preamps there is actually a switch that you have to set to "Balanced" if you are running with XLRs. BAT just doesn't provide RCA ins/outs, but they do provide an XLR-RCA adapters, ... 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Yep. Euphoria is a wonderful thing...while it lasts. 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
you are not contributing to hype. You have positive results and that's good. Some other people on this thread are hyping things up. 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
It is fun watching this thread. The amount of hype this new Line of SR cables is capable of generating is quiet amazing. Typical for audiphile community, but still very entertaining to follow. 
The vicissitudes of listening to classical music
check this out for solution:1)get a Squeezebox SB3(if you have a router). You can even use it wired with ethernet cable.2) Sell your Drecco integrated and get a standalone, dedicated 2-ch amplifier, such as McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe, McCormack DNA-0.... 
The vicissitudes of listening to classical music
Cayin tube integrated amps are pretty good and should be within your price range. I would start with a tube integrated and may be change the dac later on.Also, is there a wall behind the speakers? If so, experiment with a piece of dense fabric(som...