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Power conditioning: APS, Eclipse, Velocitor, or ?
Sound Applications all the way, also their Reference Line Stage was reviewed this month and given a glowing review > It was also given one of the Products Of The Year for the online magazine. Startlingly fast and clean , it opens the sound like... 
Recommendations to "Professional" Reviewers?
Another thing . Reviewers should shoulder some responsiblity and conduct their reviews in adequate room enviroments. Case in point is Stereophiles Michael Fremer . In the review of the Aerial 20 t he comments that the speaker had a lack of bass ou... 
Biggest bang: add Behringer or replace CDP?
As usual Warren , your thoughtful useful and extensive answers are enlightning to many of us who shop for studied opinions on the Gon . Its great members like you that keep many of us here and not completely engulfed at the Asylum . Thanks again ! 
Looking for a new powerful amp.
CJ Premier 350 
Recommendations to "Professional" Reviewers?
I would like to see components reviewed using objective lab measurements along side the reviewers personal observations along side a blind a-b test with 2 other known reviewers. 
Elrod EPS-3 or EG Epiphany Please Help
The stories of mr Hall keep coming and coming . Its a shame . I have owned the Epiphany and in fact had an all Epiphany system till I auditioned the Elrod Statement. I could not disagree more with the above observation , the Statement was the clea... 
Do you care about the LOOK???
The more the sound matters the less you are willing to compromise on anything , especially aesthetics . 
David Elrod. the man , the cable the company.
Waltersalas , totally agree on Dennis Had of Cary. I have had fabulous experiences dealing with him as well. 
Tube amp, size and power info........
You mentioned rack space. Tubes get hot and need to breathe , do not crowd them in a tiggt rack withiout 5 inches of space above . 
bryston warm up time
Raquel is right . Real world situations , I have found at least an hour . 
IC´s:Stealth Indra, Prana Cosmos or Kubala
Eddykale , I purchased them a week before they introduced the " enhanced " version . I was a bit dissapointed there was no announcement to this effect on their site before I bought mine. The new version may indeed be a different animal. 
IC´s:Stealth Indra, Prana Cosmos or Kubala
Thanks for the kind comments JD . I am rather obsessive but you are yourself serious and dedicated . People who know you respect you as a person of experience , knowledge and attention to minute details that many seasoned audiophiles overlook as c... 
IC´s:Stealth Indra, Prana Cosmos or Kubala
No offense Eddy , but to my ears in my system , the Pure Note Paragon , while good , is far inferior to the Valhalla , much less the Kubala Emotions. I in fact sold my Paragons , all of them the afternoon I auditioned the Emotions. No contest , in... 
meridian 861 or Theta Cas.III-which is better
To be fair , the Cas 111 is right there beside it and either choice represents , along with the mark Levinson processor , "the best of the best of the best".... sir! 
Boulder monoblocks
I heard them at CES in The Aerial room driving their flagship 20 t speaker . It was lightning fast , had iron control over the bass and was stunning in its dynamics . Mated with their preamp it was possibly the finest sound at the show I heard .