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chrisr

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Best floorstander at $2k or less?
Totem used? 
Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro?
I have owned rega rs5, audionned staf, and currently own the hawks.The rs 5 have a very good, clear midrange, image well, efficient, and on  the bright side of neutral.  I imagine the rs3 and rs1 to be the same with less bass depth.  With your mon... 
Best speakers under $500? Fire away!
with the dentons and wharfedale in general, you would not believe the quality of the cabinet, the grill,  and binding posts you get for the money.  In terms of sonics, they are on the warm side, mellow, laid back, very smooth and zero harshness hi... 
Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversity speaker: Best stand height for them and brand??
Ah also, i have mine on 24in dayton stands.  They look almost identical to the ones used during denton photoshoot. 
Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversity speaker: Best stand height for them and brand??
Sunnyjim, a word about biwiring.... I had them bi-wired for the first 200hrs or so using the canare 4s11, and the switched to belden 10awg single-wired, and then the canare 4s8 single-wired.   Out of those three combinations, i find the 4s11 to be... 
Harbeth Love and your experiences
I will own a pair some day. 
Harbeth Love and your experiences
Yogiboy, do the p3esr provide good detail, resolution?  Would  you say they are voiced to be bright or warm, neutral?I have never heard them, i wonder how much more they offer compared to let's say a pair of totem rainmakers. 
Best produced rock albums.........
Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire de Melody Nelson, 1969. 
Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions?
The 315 must have been a cheap production run, or i had just received the 1 in 30 that would cause problems.  I am sure the models above have stronger higher grade components.  When i pulled the trigger for the marantz, i was really hesitating bet... 
Albinoni's adagio
I just received the cd... it is a digital remastering of the 61 recording made in1982 by king recordings of japan or for the japanese market.I am playing it right now on my small bookshelves, the wharfedale denton 80th anniversary, assisted by a s... 
Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions?
I have had the 315bee in 2010. It worked great for about 1 year. Ended at the local recycling center.What I liked: AWSOME signature sound and dynamics, simplicity, tone controls defeat, look..What I disliked: Extra low quality pre-amp section, wit... 
Looking for an inexpensive Blue ray player
mesch, your impressions on the Yamaha? 
Help choosing Marantz integrated amp upgrade
Agree with sfall too here... i crossread and ignored the words polk rti....Upgrading the bookshelfs here should be the priority.  Plenty of options for the price of a marantz integrated. 
Help choosing Marantz integrated amp upgrade
I have a pm8004, and before that i tried a pm5004.  The 5004 was lacking dynamics and power and that's why i went with the 8004.  I bought it 6 years ago and it's been on ever since.  Very smooth amp.  It powers nicely my totem hawks at loud enoug... 
Best speakers under $500? Fire away!
Have you considered focal 705?  8ohms / 89db