chelillingworth

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looking to replace ML's temporally
Any of those small speakers the Paradigm, B&W 303, New NHT's are good... Mark Levinson sells them at his Red Rose store. Grab a sub whil your at it so you can enjoy something a little closer to full range. 
Modwright DVD or NAD T550
Great choice. Modwright is the way to go DAn does great work and is a pleasure to deal with. 
Modify Power Cord with 90 degree IEC plug for ML?
You can buy some cables with a 90 degree plug installed. I would contact the manfacturer before pulling it apart to find out how they terminated it. A solder joint is fairly easy to work with but lots of cables use some serious crimpswhich are nea... 
I need a reccomendation for a CD/DVD combo
The Sony DVP 9000es is available for $829 from JandR, a very good player, upgradable to something special with the Modwright mods ! 
Modwright DVD or NAD T550
The Sony DVP 9000es sounds really good on sacd and redbook. It is sellind at JandR for $829 down from it's orginal $1499. Excellent build quality. My unit has some mods thar really make it shine, which is something you could do down the road I thi... 
Which CDs to test a component?
Music that you enjoy and are familir with. I always bring a variety from all genres and ages of recordings I enjoy most. Vocals, orchestral and of course Jazz. Bring the music that you are the most excited about listening to.Have fun. 
Someone should kick me in the keester
Take a look at www.modwright.com for his mods on the 525 as a transport. If think the cable makes a difference wait to you here what the mods can do! 
Would you like an invitation?
Is this an advertisement or a dicussion thread? 
DVD-A and SACD player combo
The new pioneer 47 sells for $1200 and does not convert DSD to PCM like th AX 10 did. 
Best inexpensive integrated for PSB Gold speakers.
No I haven't I have been using Rogue Audio Madnum gear but sold it off because I needed some that I could leave on all the time and wouldn't create so much heat and for that I am waiting for the Bel Canto eVo integrated. I got a good deal on the N... 
my Talon Khorus sounds bad
They are frenkly quite bad sounding speakers, the only time I have heard them sound reasonable is when used with a Tact rcs room/speaker coreection. The midrange is very recessed. 
DVD-A and SACD player combo
Pioneer has one coming out for $1199 check the show reports at sounstage and enjoythemusicLooks to be a great player 
Which multichannel SACD player?
The XA777es is outstanding in sacd and redbook. $1999 at qaudio.com 
Best inexpensive integrated for PSB Gold speakers.
I have been extremely impressed with the Nad 370. I am using the 370 to drive the new Audio Physic Virgo 3's ($5500) and have been astounded by this amp. I bought it to tide me over until the new Bel Canto eVo integrated comes out later this month... 
Sonus Faber Grand Pianos Or Audio Physic Virgos
Both the old Virgo 2's and the new 3's that I now own are a nice improvement over the Grand Piano. The Virgo 3 ahs much improved bass over the older model and the detail and coherency are astounding. I can't recommend any sacd/cd player in the $50...