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DK Design Group X-Dream - wow
Lrsky wrote:Everyone, including Wilson is using MDFLarry, I doubt you can back up this claim. After all, Wilson uses their proprietary materials such as X material in their speakers. And "everyone" would include others such as Wilson Benesch (impr... 
Best wire to replace stock wiring in preamp?
Solid core dead soft silver is what to use, minimum four nines purity. Don't be tempted to try jeweler's silver. A couple of sources are listed above, although I can't say what the differences are between them. 
Best wire to replace stock wiring in preamp?
Teflon insulated solid core silver would be a good way to go. 
Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?
Wc65mustang, just be sure to wear a shirt if you're frying bacon :) That reminds me, time to put the brats on the grill. 
Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?
Frankpiet, there are big differences between the CAT SL1 Ultimate and the Hovland...on your fine speakers you would hear them immediately.Since your amp has balanced inputs you might also consider a preamp fully balanced throughout, and there are ... 
Tube Amps: CAT JL3's vs ARC Ref 300's
Raquel, the CAT JL3s are rated at 150 watts, not 200. Real world performance, however, seems to belie this rating.Brian 
What was/is the heaviest weight amp you herd/own
The Shoreline 800s also come to mind, although no weight is stated. 
Tube Amps: CAT JL3's vs ARC Ref 300's
With what associated equipment, especially loudspeakers?Brian 
What was/is the heaviest weight amp you herd/own
Krell Master Reference monoblocks, about 600 lb. each, heard at CES several years ago at introduction. Wouldn't own them. 
Amp Help ICE or Class D
Heard a pair of NuForce amps recently. Analog switching type. Not sure I agree where you're coming from, Plato, as you did not say what they were compared to and describe the rest of the system. 
ELP laser turntable - any comments?
I must express a dissenting opinion. While the ELP 'table is of significant value for playing rare records without wear and archival purposes, I do not find it exceptional sounding. It is competent, but I don't consider it to be up to the level of... 
DIY speakers vertical array a la "pipedreams" syst
Albert, no dispute about the attractive price and the idea of more folks getting into high end, but you have to weigh the pros and cons...coherency is a high priority from my biased perspective... 
DIY speakers vertical array a la "pipedreams" syst
The oft-overlooked issue is driver matching. Pipedreams does it the best they can which is why their speakers are so expensive. Hook a couple of drivers together and shine a strobe light on them with a signal generator to do a frequency sweep and ... 
ICEpower Digital Switching Amps?
In message http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1118928361&openflup&35&4#35 Ar_t identifies himself, but not in subsequent posts - might be a good idea to do so. Looking at the site I see no address or phone number since t... 
Full Range Speaker $15-$20000 Range?
Among the speakers mentioned, I could recommend the Vandersteen 5As and the Eggleston Andra IIs. The latter really benefit from lots of power, in many cases using big solid state amps. For example, Parasound JC-1s make them come alive. I wouldn't ...