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Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Bryston B60. Ive enjoyed it almost every day all day for five and one half years. When I go, it will keep my widow company......... 
Component isolation - digital/analog- a/c- help
My experience supports Rex's observation. Despite two 20 amp dedicated lines I am much better off using one of them and conditioning everything with an MIT Z-Center. This was a brilliantly conceived product and can be had cheaply in the used marke... 
Thoughts on the Classe DAC1
Good for its time [late 90s.] Be aware of reliability issues. [I had to wait 6+ weeks for the factory to replace a chip and have heard of other horror stories to surpass this.] 
Classe Reliability : Your Opinions?
Excellent company with excellent product & worthy competitor of Bryston. Like the latter before it made a sales stunt out of it Classe continues to interpret warranties on the customer's behalf very liberally. My guess is that it reduced its l... 
Any WARM, MUSICAL speakers out there?
Four months ago my wife & I spent a weekend visit reveling in music of all types through our friend's Jean Marie Reynaud Concorde speakers. My wife -of all people!- has actually been lobbying ever since for us to move up from our beloved JMR E... 
Totem Sttaf, Any Comments?
I agree with Celtic. In a small room, it is all one could ask for. I used a a pair in my study for 3 years & looked forward to listening to the radio on the Sttafs as much or more than to my main system! [The other Totems tend to wear me down ... 
Bryston B60 or old 3B + .5B
I've owned lots of Bryston over the past 25 years. The B60 is the one that I'll never part with. A classic! 
Opinions on Bryston B60 or B60R
"R" includes remote control. Your speaker manufacturer should be able to advise you. Aside from an inability to deliver power into loads under 4 ohms this is a sweet & robust-sounding unit with the various speakers that I have used it with: JM... 
Your thoughts on J. Atkinsons Chord DAC review...?
I was a very happy camper with the EAD Ultradisc 2000 but allowed a dealer to convince me to try the Chord. To say that I was impressed with the Chord would be an understatement. Partnered with a Vecteur D-2 and DH Labs D-75 the Chord sings so swe... 
Chord 64dac
I'm lucky enough to have a Toronto dealer [Ed Stone of Executive Stereo] who has spent most of his life in recording studios. Since he has enough experience & integrity to recognize a 'breakthrough' when he hears it, I took him up on his offer... 
Chord 64dac
I used the Classe dac & transport for years, switched to the EAD Ultradisc 2000 & now to the Chord. I loved the convenience of the single box EAD & believe it to be a superbly musical product. Once I had the Chord in my system however,... 
Cartridge suggestions for Rega 25
When I bought my 25 I decided not to risk Grado hum. So far I've used both Dyna 10x4 & Benz Micro Ace. Both work well. Neither has the magic midband of the Grados. If pressed, I dont think that I could name a cartridge that makes more musical ... 
Do "Cardas Caps" make a difference?
Yes. On my Audiomat Arpege they 'darken' the sonics to a point that I find quite objectionable. Proceed with caution! 
One Box CD Player or EAD with new Chord 64
Matt & his friend describe it well. For me, this is the end of the Digital Ice Age. Eric has quoted me almost correctly: I'm definitely going to sell my lps. It took 40 years to amass my collection & it will be painful to part with these d... 
analysis plus differences
Your best bet is to go with the 12s & the cable-jumpers: almost all of the improvement from biwiring comes from eliminating the usual crap connectors between terminals.