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Rowland Concerto - Has anyone heard it yet
Streetdaddy,What is the price of the Concerto? I heard $5,900 without phono. 
What are your favorite monitors?
Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook's are wonderful. 
Levinson 383 vs. Rowland Concentra
If you can wait a few more months there will be plenty of Concentra II's for sale with owners buying the new Rowland integrated. The used prices will be better if there is a glut of them. I came very close to purchasing the Concentra II about a ve... 
Who has listened to Sonus Faber "Cremona Auditor"
Thanks for the replies. Any other Auditor owners out there? 
Preamp Deal of the Century
tim,I bought like most without hearing the product. My system has become alive. I now have the right cabling for my system and I just mavel at how good the music is. 
Power cables, I need help
Thanks for all your responses. 
Your opinion on cable spending
Jayctoy,I should have given my system earlier.Amp - Sun 300B mono ampsPre - Supratek tubeSpeakers- Tyler Lynbrook monitorselectrocompaniet CDPcables - Nordost Blue HeavenI am very happy with everything but the cable. I would like a very neutral so... 
Your opinion on cable spending
Thank you for everyone who responded. 
Quicksilver Interconnect & Speaker Wire
Have your dealer allow your to take home for trail the amp, pre-amp and wire. If they don't allow this find another dealer. 
Ever gone from seperates to an integrated?
There are some integrated that perform better than alot of seperates. I owned the BAT 300x integrated $6,000 new and it was great. Still I knew that BAT and all other brands that made both seperates and integrated the seperates. I sold the BAT and... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi gang,I have followed this thread from the beginning and now I am the proud owner of a used Chardonney. The Supratek replaced a BAT 30SE and the Supratek is at another level.I have also compared in my system a ARC LS 25Mkll which retails over $5... 
Quicksilver V4 amps
I have owned various quicksilver products in the past and they are all excellent. They are build to last and are very little maintance wise. 
Avalon's "Symbol": Good As "Other" $3500 Spks??
I owned a pair for a short time. I felt they were way over priced. (bought demos) Avalon's other more expensive speakers are great and maybe worth the money but the symbols are not built to the same quality and the drivers they use in the symbols ... 
Proac 2.5 or 3.8?
Thanks for everyone that replied. I sounds like both would work but the 3.8's would do a better job filling the room. I will seek out the 3.8's. 
Jeff Rowland Concentra VS Krell KAV300i???????
You might want to look at the BAT 300X. I own the model with the super tube preamp section and have not regretted it one minute. I carefully compared the Rowland with the BAT one bought the BAT. Both are excellent. The BAT 300x is usually for sale...