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What would be the best for Andra?
I will echo Allen D's comments that you may want to try differnt interconnects and speaker cables first.hope this helps,Johnny 
CJ Premier 12 Mono's w/ Nautilus 802's
Steve,Yes, it would seem you have a dilema. C-J rates their amps into 4 ohms. The premier 12 is rated at 140 watts into 4 ohms and about 110 watts into 8 ohms. You could buy another amp to biwire, but It would be tricky to match the input impedanc... 
Used Wolcotts
I do belive that is the only mod.here is the Internet site.http://www.elan-gmk.com/wolcott/index.htm 
Cardas or Harmonic Technology
I have had both in my system and I like the Cardas Golden Reference better in my system. I have a Cj Premier 16LS and a pair of Premier 8A's running a pair of Hales T8's. The HT seem to sound a bit grainy to my ears whereas the Cardas cables seem ... 
Kimber Illuminations D-60, proper length
I too have a Kimber illuminations D-60. It is a 1.5 meter RCA to RCA. I have visited the hellohifi.com page which states optimum length being from 1.5 meters to 4 meters in the rca to rca run. In the BNC to BNC and XLR to XLR configuration he reco... 
Greatest sonic impact: cables or ICs
In my system the greatest impact was in speaker cable. I went from Original Monster Cable to Harmonic Technology Pro 9 pluses which was like a totally different front end was placed in my system. The one downside is the break in time of a new cabl... 
Digital cable recommendations?
I have a Kimber Illuminations D-60 at 1.5 meters that sounds absoulutely gorgeous. Has incredible detail and presence. Paid $205.00 on the used market. Like anything else in the audio biz synergy is everything.hope this helps.Johnny 
How much does your system retail for?
40K and still going. 2 channel only 
Hales? MIA or what
Hales is gone forever. As noted above Paul Hales has been enticed to QSC to develop Pro Audio gear. Paul supposedly has a lucritive conract and the latitude to develop his ideas in the Pro Audio world. In the Stereophile news it is stated that QSC... 
c-j Premier 9 DAC and 6GK5's tubes.
Call Kevin Deal at upscale audio. He should be able to point you in the right direction. I believe he prefers the Mullard tube. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/index-2.htm 
C J 11a VS 12s does the 12s sound better
I owned a pair of 12's and have heard the 11A. In my opinion the 12's sound much better. The added power seems to work magic. It may be the fact that I like my music a bit bass heavy but the 12's do satisfy. CJ 12's on female vocals are hard to be... 
Conrad johnson vs. Mccormack
I believe that C-J bought out McCormack so they both should sound very simialar. 
What's up with the conrad-johnson 11amp
I agree with you that Conrad Johnson amps have a very satisfying sound. The Premier 11A is relatively low powered putting out 70 watts per channel into 4 ohms. I believe that it puts out 50 to 60 watts per channel into an 8 ohm load. That is reall... 
Recomendations for shipping
I shipped some Infinity RS-1B's From Georgia to Kali. I used Watkins movers. They came to my house and picked up the speakers. They fabricated the shipping crates and shipped the speakers to California. Unfortunately, I do not know what they charg... 
6550 vs KT88 vs KT90
Hello, According to Kevin deal and others the KT-90 By EI seems to be the premiere output tube. The Svetlana 6550 is a solid tube and seems to be preferred over the Sovtek KT-88. I am interested to see a review of the New Svetlana KT-88. http://ww...