chrissain

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Help with a system for a guy into electronic music
revel speakers are where its at. The subs you have chosen are great, but the Revels are going to be able to play louder with less strain than the Dynaudios. 
Project Xtension 12 or VPI Classic 3
VPI classic three is better? why? in what ways? They are both awesome sounding turntables, the Extension 12 with a Ortofon Candenza red was the best sounding table I have had in my listening room, absolutely stunning. I have heard the vpi at a dea... 
State of the art, Bel Canto Black.
To me its not just what amp modules the amps use(which are very important) but the way all of it was designed together, state of the art clocks, dacs etc and how Bel Canto has incorporated them. the Black sytem is truly greater than the sum of its... 
Speakers that turn your analytical mind off?
Revel f208s 
Best of current 12ax7?
my favorite new production are the Tung-sol gold pins, great balance between detail and warmth. 
Interstin - New Jack White LP
I aplaude Third man records and Jack White for pushing the state of the art in what is possible from a vinyl record, but i am still undecided on the musical content. 
Gold Lion KT88's Upgrade
I had Gold lion kt88s in my Rogue Audio m180s, and over time four of them blew up in my amp, one time so bad it took part of my circuit board with it. I liked the sound but will never put these in my amps again. I also ran my amps with Gold lion k... 
Audio Research Corporation ARC Reference 600
what are you after? if it is sound quality, using huge high powered amplifiers from ANY company will be a step BACK in sound quality. If you were using huge and inefficient speakers that would take advantage of all of that extra power, that would ... 
Audio Research Corporation ARC Reference 600
On your speakers a singe Ref75 would be sonic heaven, seriously give one a listen, it is one of the best sounding amps ARC has ever made. 
Acoustic Zen Absolute cables with Wilson Alexia?
Give your speakers time to break in. Get familiar with the sound, then think about speaker cables, to many changes at once can be confusing, and leave you chasing your own tail. 
Wall Outlet Oyaide, Furutek, Wattgate, and others
I have tried most of them. In my opinion the Fururtech GTX are the best outlets available. To my knowledge they are the only ones that use pure beryllium copper as the base conductive material, most others use brass or phosphor bronze, with differ... 
Directional speaker wires, what and why.
all extruded metal has oxide on the surface of it, no matter how small the amount. It would have to be extruded in a total vacuum, and stay in a total vacuum for this not to happen, which is impossible. 
Directional speaker wires, what and why.
The real reason cables can sound different regarding direction is not because of the way they are wound or the grain boundary of the metal conductor, but because all insulation or dielectric material off gasses oxidising the surface of the conduct... 
Best DAC/preamp for under $2K?
I have heard the Mtech. I prefer the belcanto dacs. 
Revel F52 Speaker cable suggestions?
I would recommend kimber 12tc, a great cable for the money. Or some kimber bifocal xls used.