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Plinius 9200 or Gryphon Callisto 2200
CfcjbI had a Pathos Logos.An extremely competent amp with the right tubes(The stock Sovteks were awfull,Ei 6J8 and Siemens CCa were excellent,EH 6922 were good.)I was extremely happy with the Logos and was not really looking for an upgrade.Then th... 
Monitor Shootout
Not going to ad my opinion.At this stage,I think it is quite clear ....Happy listening. 
Plinius 9200 or Gryphon Callisto 2200
I own the Callisto 2100.Bought used, for a bargain.I would suggest that if you can find a used Callisto 2200...to jump on it ! They are quite scarce,worldwide.They may now start to appear ,used, since the launch of the Diablo .Happy hunting ! 
AA PRIMA tweaks ......
Yes,I have the SuperBAM.Mod to the Prima,not an option for me...freight,customs etc.Thanks for the info,though. 
B&W Sig. 805 and Merlin TSM
Yes,the Signatures are much better than the CDM1NTs.The new 805S are better than the Nautilus 805,but not as good as the Signatures.The 705 beats the old Nautilus 805...and so on and so forth.S7horton,hearing the Merlins is nothing,"living" with t... 
AA PRIMA tweaks ......
Same here,Plasma on the rack,between the speakers.Less than ideal,of course .... 
B&W Sig. 805 and Merlin TSM
Mutual roads...I had the CDM1NTs,now,Merlin VSM-MMs.Different league,this Merlin speakers ...How are you,Mr Lawyer ?Time for a nice stereo amp for the Merlins ? Tube or two,perhaps ...? 
cd players with volume control
High voltage outs are what you are looking for.... 
AA PRIMA tweaks ......
Arthur,rubber will not really lead to the disposal of any vibrations from the cd player to the rack,but may of course lead to dampening/absorbsion of any vibration from the cd player.The rubber,will protect from vibration from the rack reaching th... 
AA PRIMA tweaks ......
Aball,if the rack is solid enough/damped(I have a custom rack made from metal tubing/sandfilled glass shelves but weights on the glass to dampen vibration...)then the idea is to get rid of the vibration from the component to the "surroundings".The... 
levinson vs proceed
My Proceed CDD and Levinson 37 was equally unreliable.Needed "gelling and new rubber band " for the sticky drawer,too fequently.In my country the importers service cost were very reasonable,but,it got a bit annoying.Soundwise the Levinsons were su... 
AA PRIMA tweaks ......
Yes,I use the feet.If you go for the Walker's ,get the Supertuning kit and use the Walker discs under the cones. 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Just bought a Isuzu KB 300 Fleetside pick-up today. 3 liter turbo diesel. 96 kw and 280 Nm of torque ie.129 hp and 208 ft.lb 
Any opinions on PS Audio Power Plants
I have the PS Audio UPC 200.Made an real improvement to my audio system.One bank for the Gryphon Callisto 2100 and the other for the Audio Aero Prima cd player.Signal Cable powercords. 
"Professional" or "Commerical" Display Monitors
I had the Panasonic TH-42PDW6.Was stolen recently.Going to replace,again,with the Industrial/Business TH-42PDW8.Just waiting for stock to arrive.No HDMI(can be added)no high resolution,no tuner,no speakers(can be added) and no desk top stand(can a...