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Best amp for B&W CDM1s
Musical Fidelity A3 integrated has good match with B&W. Maybe a little gentler on top vs. Rotel IMHO. 
Speaker Polish?
Why the nightmares Paulwp? Liquid Gold is what B&W recommended to me. 
What Speaker are Great for Rock and Roll $5K-20K
2nd the big, expensive McIntosh speakers. If you are willing to pay the money, McIntosh sounds clear, dynamic, lot of fun to listen to. 
Pro/Con Floorstanding VS Monitor, which's better?
Davetherave, What Hi-Fi did this last year. They liked the B&W CDM7 over the CDM1. I remember because all others they liked monitor over floorstander. 
Opinions of Creek Integrated 5350se
try the Onix 60 watts integrated at www.av123.com.There is a Soundstage review on the onix here:onixjust do the "search" for onix. 
Finest integrated SE under U.S. $ 6,000.00
Wyetech if they have any under $7000-8,000 and you like a neutral sound. 
Musical Fidelity A3.2pre/power vs 308 intergrated
NOTE: A 308 also has "full choke regulation". I quote:"Very clean power supply lines and immunity from mains borne interference" 
Musical Fidelity A3.2pre/power vs 308 intergrated
Where did you hear the two M-F's? In the same store?You could try an audio magic stealth conditioner. They retail for $700-800 but one of the audiogon dealers (Symphony of Sound ???) has the mini for $500. This is one of the best you can buy. Alth... 
Copper v. Silver
When I use no wire at all, I don't get any sound. 
Need advice from OTL experts
Great explanation TWL. Thanks. 
Musical Fidelity A3.2pre/power vs 308 intergrated
A308 integrated has 48 amp peak to peak current. >100dB S/N ratio. Channel separation >70 dB.A3.2cr has 72 amp peak to peak current. >120 dB S/N ratio. Channel separation >89 dB.So measurements for power amp ALONE look better than the 308 
Transitioning: back to solid state....
I would agree with this reviewer on Pass stuff:pass ampMaybe the closest thing you can get to tubes without the tubes??He also made interesting remarks about active crossovers:Furthermore, a speaker enclosure is not an ideal environment for a soph... 
Recommended Repair Facility
simplyspeaker 
Want to get excited about SACD again??
I'm excited about direct-broadcast music. Comparing a burned CD from the radio to the bought CD, direct broadcast had the immediacy and lots of detail but done in a natural way. 
B&W 804 nautilus OR Revel f30
F-30 has more bass. Sounds more "clean". N804 sounds more open / less boxy and more "polite". Detail maybe not quite as obvious as on F-30's.