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Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated
Here ya go :-))308 
Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock??
How about SIX amps? I'm talking about ATC active 100's. Play 117dB continuous. Very low distortion and listener fatigue.Also Active 150's ($18,700), 200's ($39,750),and 300's ($45,300) will cause permanent hearing damage at an even faster rate tha... 
Best electronics for Thiel CS3.6 ?
Davidspeed, The Theil 1.6 is a real departure from typical Thiel brightness - even with Krell. Unfortunately, maybe too little, too late from the way local dealers are dropping the Thiel line. 
Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated
Already discussed - do a search. 
Best nearfield speakers for my system
search here:pro monitorsorsweetwater 
What Speaker are Great for Rock and Roll $5K-20K
NEat Elites.http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/archive/perl/606_printreview.htmthe vmps website also has a five speaker review by Listener magazine which describes the Elites.Or try:search on NEAT 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
LAck of awareness of audio, confusion, expense, snake oil, easier to stay out alltogether than get caught up in it all. 
How do you clean the laser in a CD player?
Compressed air like Paulwp said. I would stay away from cleaning discs. 
ATC SCM 20 SL or DeCapo?
ATC's are more neutral. I thought DeCappos had too much bass - but you may like this.The new active 20's are $5,000 including amps. Other than some bright peak around the crossover, I think more accurate and less distortion than DeCappo. DeCappo m... 
Mosfets: The way to go for SS amplification?
Hafler claims that MOSFETs have several advantages over bipolar transistors: better thermal stability, faster switching speed, lower output impedance and better linearity. hafler monitorFrom Stereophile December 2002: Musical Fidelity uses bipolar... 
what is the meaning of this???
Not to be graphic, but flesh as in human flesh would mean skin color. So I would guess all the "colors" would be in place. Harmonics, detail, more natural flesh, or more "lifelike" (flesh) presentation. 
Where have the long-time regulars gone?
Learning curve for one. Also don't want to bother arguing. Sean, etc. are still around and help a lot of people. Let's thank them. 
Here's how a CD copy of a copy can sound better
The original copy is digital, the second copy will be analog, not digital due to copy protection. Unless you get a "pro" version which ignores SCMS copyright protection. 
Looking for opinions on ATC Active 10's or 20's...
10's and 20's sound similar but 20's have more detail since bigger drivers and more power mean they pull out details easier. I heard a nasty upper mid peak on the 20's which may be at the crossover which turned me off.Great speaskers but $5,000 fo... 
Why I am Selling
Maybe. Dealer swore their demo CDP was working perfectly. Thank God it skipped for me in the store, not after I got it home.Bye, bye dealer.