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B&W Nautilus 802 compared to 804
I have owned my 802N for more than a year. I have not heard the 804s much but I really like my 802s. However I agree with many of the comments above. a) with the 802s plan on upgrading your amplification to more power or bi-amping them. I had the ... 
Bridge or bi-amp? Which should I do?
I once talked to the folks at Bryston about bridging their amps verses upgrading to higher wattage. They said that when you bridge their amps while you get more raw power, you give up some of the quality of sound (i.e. soundstage, etc.). If that's... 
Pet Stories
Chew on this one.Anyone heard of cats chewing on cables? My wife's cat chewed clear through my brand new Homegrown Audio Silver Lace interconnects. Yep. I don't know if it was the coating or the silver she was after, but I mean clear through! By t... 
Looking for musical A/V receiver
I concur with the Rotel supporter. Best I've heard in its price range. IMHO it smoked the Marantz. 
Theta Data Basic Mk II
Ramesh, I have had my Data Basic II for about 3 years. I run it to my Theta Pro Basic IIIa. I have had the D60 digital interconnect and it was very fine. However, I have found the balanced digital cables to offer better sound. I have tried the Tra... 
Homegrown Silver Lace vs Coincident CST
I second the above thread. I have both the Silver Lace balanced IC, and the Coincident CST balanced in my system. Both are excellent. I have the Coincident running to my preamp and the Silver lace running to my amp. If I were starting from scratch... 
homegrown audio vs. kimber
I owned the KCAG with RCA's for 2 years. I liked them very much for everything except the bass response. I now own the Silver Lace (balanced). They are smoother and do not lack in bass response like the KCAG's. Both are good cables. I have compare... 
Biamp w/2 Bryston4BST s or 1 14BSTw/B W?
Mcoker, I have owned my B & W N802's for about a year. I have had various amps in my home as demo units. I am currently running Krell FPB 200c to them. That amp does a respectable job, but is not enough in the long run. I considered the Brysto...