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The most transparent speaker cable
And the monoprice are transparent aren't they? 
Whats playing on your system today?
The bongolian, flight through the five galaxies. 
Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait.
Pourquoi pas Marantz ? I have had yamaha (18 years old still alive), arcam alpha 8 amp + integrated (dead after a few years), adcom (dead after a couple years), NAD (dead after 6 years), and finally marantz pm8004, as good or better than anything ... 
Mogami
Thanks again! 
Mogami
Thanks! 
Recommended Power Amp watts vs Speaker Watt power handling ability
Amp clipping is the danger 
The most transparent speaker cable
The roger russel table is right, but you have to pick the gauge based on length and the lowest impedance your speakers dropped to and some. Then after that, the benefits of larger gauges become lesser.  You get 10-12 gauge with conectors that do n... 
Recommended Power Amp watts vs Speaker Watt power handling ability
It's not ok to be underpowered, but great to be overpowered as long as you are not pushing the speakers to their limit... I used to power magnepan mmg, fuse bypassed, with a qsc 1400 at insane night club levels before distortion for 30min... no prob. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Emiliana Torrini, "me & armini", on wharfedale denton powered by marantz pm-8004. 
Recos for entry level Bookshelf speaker $400-750 for 21yo nieces first system?
I second the RS1 recommendation... but it all depends on what sound you are after at the end...I have the rega RS5 (RS1 + naturally blended 7" woofer without crossover) and they are all about mid-range... clear, detailed, articulate and uncolored ... 
Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversary
Old post, but best place to leave some fresh impressions on these Dentons that are still available at retailers.. I received mine last weekend, first bookshelf speaker I listen to since I bought my Rega RS5 5 years ago (Sept.2011). I ordered them ... 
Speakers with warm treble and good bass
+1 for rega... Outstanding speakers in terms of naturalness, smoothness, and detail. 
Active studio monitors anyone?
I have done in back 10 years ago, in a 12x11 room acoustically treated.  I chose dynaudio bm5 for monitors preamplified by an adcom 710.  Before I must have had all sorts, martin logan aerius I,  bw cdm9nt, magnepan mg 12 and mmgs, diy 2-way books... 
The most transparent speaker cable
The new TC line from Kimber are quite transparent, at least one leg.The old flatline from Nordost were very transparent as fas as I could tell, good luck to find them now.There's always monster xp and some other rope style "zip" cords... 
The King Of...
The first one to do 16min tracks, the king is Cerrone with "love in c minor", cerrone's paradise",. And  "Supernature" album including "give me love", all  came in 1976-77.the crusaders "spiral"and nile rodgers and bernard edwards, of course.