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Do subwoofers really help?
Thanks everyone I found a solution. 
Do subwoofers really help?
I'm not crazy because when I replace my speakers with less sensitive ones (Focals for example) 2 things happen...Bass improves, and I don't have to turn the volume up as high to get good sound. I am an amateur and I did not pay attention to the sp... 
Focal vs Dali speakers
I just auditioned both chorus 716v and 726v, both were better than any Dali in the same price range. Great vocal reproduction. 
Focal vs Dali speakers
Price range between $1500 and $2500. Anyone like Linn speakers? They make good amps. 
Focal vs Dali speakers
What speakers have a really good low-end? 
Focal vs Dali speakers
the room is 600 ft, its large to me. 
Anyone heard nordost baldur speaker cables??
I just auditioned both Red dawn and Baldur speaker and the Baldur is definitely smoother. Red Dawn was to aggressive, lacked finesse. Bass on Baldur was good too. For long-term listening it's a superior cable. 
nordost baldur sc's, ic's
I would want the one with the smoother presentation. Sounds like Baldur, as long as I dont give up too much bass 
Rotel vs NAD
This is somewhat related anyone hear either new NAD C 565BEE CD Player, or Rotel new CDP RCD-1520, the nad is a bit cheaper ....my cdp died and I need a new one. I want the one with the smoother presentation. Sounds like NAD from what people are s... 
Class-D or switching amps, any opinions on??
As I said before I wad impressed with Linn, but Linn Does not come cheap. I want to hear cheaper alternatives to compare.Funny, Linn refuses to even call it class-d. 
Cable Costs Relative to System
Wow you got a lot of crazy responses. Don't make this rocket science cause it aint. First, demo some cables in a reasonable price range and see what works best in your system. If you are using very high-end gear to begin with, you should not have ... 
Purist aqueous vs Venustas IC
I have a chance to audition Venustas so I will do that as well as other CDP's. I will do that before shelling out the $$$ . Funny, I hooked up the aqueous IC to my DVD player and it was quite good. HA!!! in the past I was using an entry level card... 
Linn amps vrs Bryston
I never heard B&W speakers so I can not say, however bryston does not match well with all speakers either. In any case try to audition before doing anything with this kinda $$$. Linn Bass in my experience is quite good, same for Simaudio or Cl... 
Linn amps vrs Bryston
Linn Can handle any load, down to 2 ohms. I also find Linn more musical than Bryston (and Lighter...Brystons are cinder blocks). I used to own a Bryston and sold it, It does everything the company claims but is very analytical. You should try Linn... 
anyone have experience with tube cdps'
I tried a Jolida JD100 once (unmodified), long time ago, it sounded very natural...only criticism was it lacked a bit of detail. I simply assumed todays players would have improved on that. It was great on vocals. On the SS side I liked the Linn M...