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Upgrade Time Again.... please help
dan...i agree totally with snook.if you will read lars fredell's article in the latest issue of ultimate audio you will see that he likes the aloia amps as good or in some cases BETTER then his lamms. as a former owner of arc vt100mkII/ls15 gear i... 
Who R U?
i am a 53 yo married physician assistant who works in an ungent care fascility 3 days a week,owns a home health care agency and a surgical assistant business. i have been involved in audio for most of my adult life but only into highend for the pa... 
Vote for the best speakers in 10K range
vonschweikert vr5 with vr7 woofers. read dennis hartwick's review this month at planethifi.com. he says..and i agree. that "given what i know is out there,they are the best". there is even a se version with special holvand caps. 
NBS Speaker Cables and Interconnects
i have recently replaced my cardas lightening digital cable with a nbs monitor I digital and my dac to preamp with the same monitor I interconnect. the latter replaced an ht prosilway II. they are great cables. very expensive if you get the higher... 
Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less
i agree with snook2. the aloia amps are the best around.lars fredell is having a hard time deciding whether he likes his aloia system or his lamm system at almost 5x the cost. 
SACD player as CD transport?
using the scd-1 as a transport with a good dac,i use a dodson 217mkIId,makes a very good cdp great.i had a metronome t-20 transport and dac and this combo is far superior. 
The BEST system you've ever built !!!!
all audiophile systems are continously in a state of evolvolution..or should be but my current system is the best i have heard...aloia 13.01 inductive amps(2)..aloia preamp..scd-1...dodson217mkIId dac...von schweikert vr5 speakers (vertically biam... 
Best DAC Under $5000 - Opinions Please
having had 2 other very good dacs,,kora hermes and altis reference dac the dodson 217 mkIId is by far the best i have heard. all my red book cds sound so much more analogue and the detail retrieval and rhythm is amazing. 
Aloia 13.01i Amps Has anyone heard them?
snook2....i have had mine for about 3 months now and they continue to improve.lars emailed me today to say that they actually measure at 74w/peak into 8 ohms so they are stronger then advertised. he also really likes the preamp also.only cello and... 
Aloia 13.01i Amps Has anyone heard them?
i have the 13.01 inductive amps and preamp and they are superb. i traded my arc vt100/ls15 combo and haven't looked back. lars fredell at ultimate audio uses them as his reference amp now in place of his lamms. i currently have aliante model one s... 
PS Audio Multiwave
audiomark...did you put it in yourself or have the psaudio people do it.? if you did it,how hard was it? thanks 
Harmonic Technologies VS AudioTruth Diam
0008...the best place to get ht cables is from eaudionet.com. wen-li is the owner and will actually let you try,burned-in cables, for 2 weeks. the price is the best on the web and he even gives you discount coupons toward future purchases.i have r... 
Preamp Recommendations for VT100m2.
i have an arc vt100 and ls15 and have tried no other combo but donot think there probably is another combo that will give you the synergistic sound that the arc gear matched with each other can give you.i have a sony scd-1 and use an outboard dac.... 
Magnepan Spade Lug Adapters
will your binding posts accept banana plugs? if so. monster cable has what are called x-terminators that convert spade ends to banana plugs. i am trying them on my aliante model one pinifarina speakers and they don't seem to change the sound any. ... 
Best interconnects for ARC tube Gear
i have an arcvt100/ls15. i changed from transparent music link super to balanced harmonic tech. pro silway mkII and the difference was remarkable. much more detailed,open sound.