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Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Thank you taking the time to post a thorough response Mr. Fremer. With all due respect, I never leveled any "charges" against you. I was simply asking some questions with respect to what YOU already posted. You used the words "honestly and complet... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Why are you "fascinated" to read Mr. Robinson's comments on the Monaco? Are not his listening observations of the Monaco just as valid as yours? It appears his comments coincide with the listening experiences of actual owners of the Monaco. 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Gee Mr. Fremer, I never attacked you. Heck I don't even own any GPA products. I was simply asking some LOGICAL questions based upon what YOU posted. Your silence in answering these questions is quite telling (and disturbing). 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Wow! Now we can compare two state of the art turntables with an MP3 file sent by e-mail. Thank goodness for the internet. Just think about it, I can have a dealer set up two systems, send me an MP3 of the systems via e-mail and purchase the better... 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
D03/P03 is multichannel through the I-Link ports. You have to daisy chain three D03s together for multichannel. A single D03 has only a left/right analog output- balanced or RCA.The curious question for me is that the D03 uses a totally different ... 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
Thanks Lwyerman. Is it possible for you to expound on some of the difference between the two players? I assume both players were hooked up under the same parameters (cables, balanced mode, etc.)Did the dealer mention the P-03/D-03 at all? 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Does anyone even have a NWO-1? From what I have read, you would be nuts to give Alex a $9000 deposit to order one. Good luck. Alex may be a genius but he needs to greatly improve his business acumen or he will continue to scare off potential custo... 
Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Von Schweikert VR4 Jr.
Buy VMPS if you want to install a new woofer, new tweeters, new caps, change the crossover, delete a toggle switch, add lambs wool, brace the cabinets, etc., and do whatever else is added on a weekly basis to "improve" the sound. It's like the Mic... 
Speaker cables for Vandersteen 5As?
Yes. Latest version direct from AQ with 72v DBS. Batteries were already connected. Sounding remarkable right out of the box. If it gets better with break-in, my smile will only widen! I can't tell you how pleased I am with these with the 5As. I'm ... 
Speaker cables for Vandersteen 5As?
WOW! The Kilimajaros are absolutely incredible! They have taken my 5As to another level. The whole musical spectrum is completely balanced, with low level detail and resolution that is the best I've heard in my system. Very impressed. 
Speaker cables for Vandersteen 5As?
Thanks for the responses. I'm going to give the AQ Kilimanjaros a try- double run biwired set. I'll report back my impressions. 
Aural Sym IoGel with EMM Labs/Meitner cables
Jonathan- was the poor success in terms of sound quality, or was the actual connectivity compromised by using it? 
Theta Enterprise or Ayre V1x with Vandy 5A
Thank you all so far for very informative responses. 
Theta Enterprise or Ayre V1x with Vandy 5A
Thank you. I'm listening with the Ayre V5x and it is truly outstanding, but I'm just finding it a little lean in the midbass. I was hoping the V-1x might improve upon that one shortcoming as it has a much beefier power supply. At the V-1X's price ...