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Speakers with Cary 300 SEI
Harbeth P3's are fantastic monitors. Will not knock the walls down and no real deep bass, but very articulate natural bass and very dynamic for its size. Wonderful imaging, resolution and tonality as well. For a lot less money, the Epos monitors a... 
Need your help finding a pair of speakers.........
All I can say is that I personally will Not call anything the Best. That is because there are lots of things out there that I may not have heard or are not very familiar with. I will say however that the big Kharmas and Tenors are definitely among... 
Top ten tube amps
Couldn't disagree with Mr Tennis more. I used to think that tubes rule until I heard the darTZeel (Solid State) amp. Does not sound like tubes or transistors. Sounds like music. Some fine examples of tubes are: VAC, VTL, Lamm, BAT, Nagra, Joule, etc. 
What current China import sounds like a CJ??
The imports that I am familiar with (Consonance, Cayin) are in another universe compared to the CJ you mentioned. The CJ is thick, veiled, muffled, 2 dimensional, unresolving, etc..... compared to the better Chinese stuff. If you like that CJ soun... 
Review: Evolution Acoustics MM3 Speaker
Hey Frank. This is Barry K. If they sound that way out of the box, just wait till they break in. I truely believe that there is nothing better out there. I told you that they would perform even better when they were set up for the magic spot as op... 
Rogue M-120
Check out the Cayin 860 Monos. Fabulous construction and superb sound to match. A real bargain. 
English Speakers
Check out Harbeth. I loved my Rogers studio 1A's. The Harbeths are a similar type of sound but far far superior in every way. 
Tube or not to tube?
Check out the Cayin line. Incredible build quality and looks with magical sound to match. It should be a very dramatic improvement over your NAD given you have ample power. 
Harbeth SHL5 vs Dynaudio Special 25 vs...
All I can say is that the Harbeths are very special speakers. They have that rare combination of supreme musicality, incredibly natural tonality with excellent transparency as well. They image like a bandit for conventional box speakers and do oth... 
Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps
I totally agree with Mikelavigne. The darTZeel sounds the most like music vs other amps I have tried. I call it my music machine. 
Placement of amps ?
Wherever the amps are placed, it is most important to isolate them to a high degree. This is true of all components in your listening room. The room, set up, placement and component isolation are all critical components in getting the most from yo... 
Opinions on Cayin A70 or Unison Sinfonia?
The 70T is actually more powerful than the 88T. The 70T that is made for the states is 55WPC. I preferred the sound of the 70T to the 88T in a direct AB. 
CD player help
How about the new EMM labs one box player. It sounds superb. 
How's your music library?
I have too much invested in vinly so I'm stuck for the long haul. I started collecting 30 years ago. I trimmed my collection down to a superb 1,500 LPs. However, I just purchased my audiophile friends collection (30 years in the making) of 3,300 L... 
Tonearm for XX2
What about the Dynavector 507MK2? It is better than the arms you mention, should work great on a non-suspended table especially with your cartridge.