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What do you think about Audioquest Volcano?
Ccjr, answer is YES, the Kilimanjaro is better than the Volcano, by quite a bit!!! I have tried everything up the line in Audioquest. Now if you want to be really impressed, try the Everest -- they are simply in a different league than even the Ki... 
i Have owed Krell FPB600 for about 7 years est.
Same opinion as Irvrobinson - FPB600 is really as good as it gets!!! I used to have a FPB600, and because of my relocation to another country where voltage is 220v, instead of 120v, I had to reluctantly sell it. In my new location now, I purchased... 
Experienced audiophiles best speaker
Your question is impossible to answer because..."One man's trash is another man's treasure!!!!!" Or it's like when men try to compare wives, or when women try to compare husbands....on what attributes do you make the comparision across wives, husb... 
AudioQuest DBS Field
Our psychological well being, and profits of the company. I use Audioquest for all my interconnect and speaker cables by the way, and they have given me quite a listening pleasure..:-) 
Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2?
Ditto! Couldn't have said it better, 61! 
Speakers with deep base
A speaker with a really deep bass, then look no further than a B&W 801 Nautilus. I have had the B&W Matrix, Series 3 and 801 Nautilus. Matrix 801 had pretty good bass with a 12-inch driver, but the 801 Nautilus was really something else wi... 
Avalon User ?
Audioquest Everest speaker cables and Sky interconnects on Eidolon Vision speakers. I have always liked high-end Audioquest cables for their speed, transparency, and lack of color. 
Speakers in 10-15K price range for Classical music
Second-hand Avalon, period, if you want the huge soundstage and transparency that will make you feel you are in a live concert. But make sure you also have similar quality front end source, amp, and interconnect and speaker cables. Otherwise, you ... 
Tube amp for Spendor S3/5 SE
Jadis Orchestra Reference - a very sweet sounding integrated amp, especially for vocals and if you like the live feel with lots of atmosphere!!!! I have used this integrated amp before with Spendor LS3/5a. I currently use Jadis DA-50 Signature int... 
Avalon Time
Yes, it was the Criterion, and the 312 - not the monos but the stereo amp. 
Avalon Time
I heard them recently at a CES show in Hong Kong. They were matched with Jeff Rowland pre and power amps, and cardas cables.I have the Eidolon Vision speakers at home, and I thought the Avalon Time was quite a bit (not marginal) better than my Eid... 
Wilson Sophias vs Avalon Indras
Both of them are excellent speakers, but they couldn't be more different in terms of sound. I really urge you to listen to both before you make your decision. I tested both the Wilson WP7 and the Avalon Eidolon Vision before I made my purchase, an... 
Avalon Pricing Policy?
I bought a pair of Avalon Eidolon Vision speakers early this year, and yes, their pricing was pretty fixed. From a marketing standpoint, that should be the right way to sell a product. If the product delivers the right value and a unique value pro... 
Preamp w/ xlrs in the ht-bypass loop
How about a Krell KCT? I have one that I connect to a Lexicon MC12B. The KCT goes for around $3,500 for a good unit on the used market these days. It is a class A, fully balanced solid state preamp.The Krell KCT has two sets of balanced inputs and... 
Speaker break in: changes in sound question
A few months ago I bought a pair of brand new Avalon Eidolon Vision speakers for a, oh... mere, USD$25,000 here in Shanghai. I got my wife very excited about these speakers because I told her how incredible they sounded when I heard them at audio ...