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Refined 30-60 watt Tube amp
Raquel Well don't tell them how good they are then!!! otherwise the price will go up!!! 
Which 3K CDP: Simaudio Nova, Ayre CX-7 Wadia 302
as far as wadia is concerned, even if the company were to disappear, there are always people like great northern sounds who can take care of any maintenance issues... and their players are great! 
Has anyone tryied RS Cables new Illume?
i had the solid silver interconnects before rs offered the illume. i had reterminated them with the silver bullets. sound pretty good to me. i'm trying some other cables in my system this weekend, so i'll let you know how they compare after.the rs... 
Best redbook CD playback system for $30k
have to agree with the wadia recommendation. i've never heard the GNS mod, but i've heard good things...the wadia's seem to have all the right bits, but as a friend comented, need a bit of a shake to get them all in the right place. i'm led to bel... 
Best sub 1k tube pre amp for ss amp
have you considered a 2nd hand eastern electric minimax?i've seen plenty here on audiogon. great little pre! i'm very happy with mine. 
Nordost new power leads v2
"Shiva is Paris Hilton: Vishnu is Diana Rigg."that is excellent!! i completely see where you're coming from...in the hifi+ article it suggested that if you feed, for instance a distribution block with the vishnu, and then from the block you use th... 
RS Cable Solid Silver Interconnects
i've got the solid silver's which i fitted the eichman silver bullets to (before rs started offering this....). sounds good to me. i haven't really compared them to many other cables, and certainly none of any of high cost / high end cables, but t... 
Trouble w/VAC Standard 220's & Thiel CS 6's ?
one thing i might add... i think that vac do a great deal of their testing with thiel speakers, in fact i was recommended to try out thiels by kevin. hence i would suggest that raquel is right and that the problem lays elsewhere... 
Has anyone heard the new VAC Auricle amplifier?
i just received my auricle mk II. haven't even had a chance to set it up yet, but i have to agree with the comments about kevin. he is an absolute gentleman and a joy to deal with.the mkII does look slightly different to the mkI, but still closely...