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Help me decide – Revel or Focal
CDJ123 Comments:The tendency towards bright sounding speakers may be somewhat true but it seems to be my personal preference – maybe it is my age. I seem to gravitate toward the Beryllium tweeters in both these designs and those in the Paradigm Si... 
Anthem P2
I am not that familiar with the Mac sound. When I purchased my P5 new I did listen to many amps and could not seem to beat the price/power/quality of the Anthem. It drives my Avalons (not an easy load) seemlessly. It is a keeper for me. 
Anthem P2
I have an Anthem P5. Tons of clean power and it sounds great. Just be aware that it is very heavy and very deep. 
Seperate DAC or New AVR?
This is an interesting question regardless of price ($500 or $5,000). I think what it will come down to is room correction. I can tell you that when my DAC/preamp died, I started to run my music server (through a SPDIF converter) into my Integra P... 
DAC and groundloop issue
Go to the Jensen Transformers webside. They deal specifically with ground loop issues. You would put a transformer between the Benchmark and Rogue. Their products are high quality, inexpensive, and work well. 
Best speaker on used market around 10,000.00
I would suggest the Avalon Eidolon Vision. It may be a few $k more but well worth it. 
Salk HT1-TL and Song Center and Surrounds a Match?
I have the Salk SoundScape Center and love it. Jim will customize your speaker for you. Call him to discuss your needs. He is very honest and will give you good advise. 
What subs do you think will pair up best?
JL Audio gets a lot of deserved attention, but I would suggest you look at the Paradigm Sub 1. It has 6 drivers and is very fast and flexible. It is an incredible Sub and comes with the Perfect Bass Kit which I feel is one of the most sophisticate... 
Center channel to match Lawrence Violin speakers?
I have a Salk SoundScape C and love it. 
Compare Paradigm speakers to....
I had been looking for some bookshelf speakers recently. The Paradigms, no matter the price catagories, were always on the top of my list in comparison to the competion. I ended up purchasing the Signature S1s. The Signature S1and S2 are both amaz... 
anthem statement p5 for home theater
Turn your preamp/processor on first. 
Processor DACs
Mateored, It looks like the Wadia has both balanced and unbalanced out. You could run one set to you amp and the other through something like a Velodyne SMS-1 (then to your sub). It is an and older product but very flexable and you can EQ your sub... 
Processor DACs
Mateored, I am looking forward to seeing how you make out. It should be a good comparison. 
Processor DACs
Edorr, Have you experimented at all with Dirac or Acourate? If so, I would like to hear what your thoughts are and how the results compare to some of the mainstream products (given that they have a different implementation). 
Processor DACs
Kal/Edorr,Is it possible to output from a music server to an Audyssey equipped Processor to a DAC (somewhat similar to what Edorr describes) to take the Processor’s DAC out of the loop? If so, then it would be interesting to compare the Processor’...