bobheinatz

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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... 
Who has heard the new Avalon's?
Thanks Shubertmanic for your accessment on the new Avalon.I have the BAT VK 200 SS and BAT 30 tube preamp which should work well with the Ascendant. I realize spectral is proably in another league butI will get to listen to them in my setup. Thank... 
Upgrading from Tyler Ref Monitors
I own the Linbrooks and they are outstanding. The Avalons you have listed are in another class and I would love to own these. However I am completely happy with the Linbrooks and would rather spend my money on music than different speakers. 
Thiel owners
David,Thanks for your response. I use a BAT 300x with 150 watt @ 8 ohms & 300 @ 4 ohms. I would assume that would be enough power for the 3.6's? 
Chesky Audio C-1 - Who has heard them?
I use a BAT integrated and my CDP is fully balanced (Electrompaniet) when I purchased a XLR balanced IC for my CDP it dramaticily increased the volume level, so 35 -50B is my normal listening level. I will occasionally listen at a high level like ... 
Chesky Audio C-1 - Who has heard them?
Thanks for your responses. This will be a speaker I will strongly consider. My listening room is 29 x 17 with the speakers on the shorter wall, would the C-1 get lost in this size room? I normally listen around 35db - 50 db jazz, classical, rock a... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Without reading all 620+ responses what amps have worked the best with the syrah pramp? Tube or SS? I am ordering a syrah and just wonder what some of you have been using.Thanks 
Best Integrated amp for under 4k
Used BAT 300x. I bought one used in mint condition the SE model for under $4,000. Great product. 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition Interconnect
Three weeks ago I had never heard of Ridge Street Audio but was very interested after reading the above comments and checking out their web site. I now have had Ridge Street Audio Midnight silver's i/c's in my system for 1 week and they are every ...