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Hovland-Pre,anyone heard it ?
Fmpnd, Yo nice system kudos to you. I was wonderin have you compared to CAT Ultimate?From what I hear Hovland has to be truly wonderfull pre amp. Many thanks for your input in this matter :-) 
Power Amp for Extrema S
High-Quality solid state (never tubes with sound factory speakers) they are designed to be used with fast electronics. I had great result with Jeff Rowland 8Ti and Spectral DMA-180 but nothing came close to Goldmund Mimesis 29....best sound I have... 
Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less
My favorite or best amps under 10K are as follows: Goldmund 28+,Spectral DMA-150S2,Jeff Rowland 10,Mcintosh MC 352,Mcintosh MC 602,Ayre V-1X,Pass X-350...go and listen :-) 
Krell knocked off Jeff Rowland
Dkuipers,I was refering to new integrated CONCERTO just came out at $ 4000 est,it will not replace the Concerta II...... 
Krell knocked off Jeff Rowland
There is a new JRDG integrated amp called concerto for $ 4000 estimated....looks like that chassis is from model 10 amp. I bet that in few months this new amp will be a talk on town. Jeff Rowland ...still the best 
Jazz Recommendations
Ok Boys&Gals 6 best(most important) Jazz albums IMHO are; John Coltrane " A love Supreme" Miles Davis "Kind OF Blue" Miles Davis "Sketches of Spain" Cannonball Adderley "Somethin' Else" Dave Bruback "Time Out" Charles Mingus "Ah Um" Please, fe... 
Speaker cable for SF electa amator
Well it all depends on your taste ,but "Sound Factory" is using Van den hull internally. I think the use" The Wind" I hope it helps...... Tommy 
Best solid-state amp made anywhere
Burmester for best solid state...no way you are reading too much of TAS :D. Jeff Rowland is better in every department,Spectral too, however truly the best is GOLDMUND. 
B & W Signature 30 Best At Any Price?
In Europe the #30 cost only $ 8000 same as 802N and I heard them both the 802N win hands down. Overall there are better speakers for the same money...just my 0.02 Jack 
Best used class A amp with Wadia 860x
Yo Hillyg I am not a dealer, but I have personal experience with your speakers I had Ascent,Eclipse and Eidelon and they sound (if you like warm.rich sound) the best with Jeff Rowland which are also possible the finest solid state electronics in t... 
Best used class A amp with Wadia 860x
Accuphase amp will not drive well Eidelon,besides they are way overpriced in US. A50V costs in Japan $ 9000 and used they go for 5K . I 'd recommend Jeff Rowland 8Ti with Avalons.. Good luck Tommy 
Is the Rowland Model 12 sound that good?
JRDG model 12 is that good, sure it is. However at this price point JRDG is facing stiff competition . There is a handful of amplifiers which are current state of the art and are "fighting" for that title "best of the best" such as; Spectral DMA-3... 
Best solid-state amp made anywhere
I had Levinson 33H and did up grade to Jeff Rowland 8Ti which was more my cup of tea (it was a big step) and now I have Goldmund Mimesis 29 in two years it was at factory only once ;-) In my system Goldmund is superior to the amps above. just my 0.02 
Best Subwoofer(s) for SF Guarneri Homage
I used to have Guarneri and I did try REL sub and I did get rid of it in 2 months...sure you get better bass and bottom but you will loose all that magical midrange and Guarneri's are about mids....who knows maybe they will work in your setup. :-) 
Reccomend power amp for Virgo"s
I do agree with responses above, but would add Cary 805C and on the solid state side the best I've heard was Goldmund mimesis 28 amp. Good luck