barrelchief

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Full Range Speaker That Can Play Near Boundaries
OMG. It's the end of the world as we know it. 
Novice needs help: Sonos 50w amp and ? speakers
Martykl beat me to it.I would not spend $3000 on speakers for use with an amplified zone player.Re-think your goals and let that help to guide you in your system's design.Sonos is really designed for easy access to your music, not for high fidelit... 
VAC, KRELL or PASS
I'd expect that the VAC pre would bring some serious life to your system.Check your Krell's manual regarding use of a tube pre. 
SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move?
Great input guys-thanks!I just came out of a 2+ hour session in my listening room and I have to confess that getting rid of my 300.1 will be a last resort decision, for sure.Damn, I love that amplifier!The dog learned to "take care of business" ou... 
SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move?
So far the responses are exactly what I expected. Thanks guys.Any other thoughts/suggestions? 
Lost - Your combined experience required
My initial thought was to get some better cables.Knownothing mentionned The Cable Co., who currently has a promotion with CRL (Cable Research Labs) for 2 sets of their "Bronze" IC's and a set of speaker cables for (I beleive) $895.00, and this is ... 
Daedalus
I have not heard all of the amps in your list. However, based on my experience, I'd suspect that you could be very pleased matching your Daedalus speaks with the Moscode power amp or the LSA integrated.Both of these have been on my short list at o... 
Daedalus
David12:What is your budget for the int amp? 
Input on Spectral DMC 30SL
From the Spectral pre I moved on to a Jeff Rowland Synergy IIi. Since then, I again have made some system changes. Feel free to send an email if you are looking for more detail about my experience. 
Input on Spectral DMC 30SL
This is not exactly what you are asking, but it may shed some light to help with your decision making.I had a DMC-30 mathced up with either a Krell FPB-300 stereo or 350M mono amps and grew to find the combo to sound overly analyical and sterile/b... 
Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp?
The VAC Alpha was very musical and enjoyable when I heard it 2 years ago, when it was just a prototype. From what I am told, several improvements were brought into the design since then. 
Most musical integrated amp you have heard?
It was only a prototype, but the VAC Alpha was VERY musical and enjoyable. 
Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread
If you know, please chime in and let me know if the mono remastered cd's can be bought individually, or if they are only available as a boxed-set. Thanks. 
which output from SONOS to outboard DAC?
I did the modded ZP-80 to several outboard DAC's with the hope that it would compete with my CDP. It did not.My PWT/PWD are broken in now and I am extremely pleased with their performance.I too am very anxiously waiting for The Bridge. Assuming th... 
DACs with volume control ?
The new Perfect Wave DAC from PS Audio has this.