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Your best chair you listen to your gear
Second the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Style and comfort is right but does not come cheap :-) 
Why so little none impressions on Focal Maestro?
I think he means there has not been a lot of positive feedback here on Agon by owners of the Focal Maestro Utopias. 
Rougue
Jim...did you rebias the tubes? I would check the bias on all the tubes to make sure they are in the recommended range. Glad to hear you are back up and running. 
Why so little none impressions on Focal Maestro?
Stereophile review: http://www.stereophile.com/content/focal-maestro-utopia-iii-loudspeaker-page-3Audiophillia:http://www.audiophilia.com/wp/?p=3114 
Rougue
Jim...you probably blew a tube and it may have taken out a resistor or part of the circuit board. Do not turn on again. Call your dealer and explain what happened. If your integrated amp is still under warranty they should send it back to Rogue Au... 
Help with stylus cleaning
One option that bypasses stylus cleaning fluids/brushes is the Onzow Zerodust stylus cleaner: http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ZERODUST 
REF 3 In My System?
Onhwy61/Tmsorosk...I am not sure there is a uniform definition of what "tube sound" is. My sense is traditional, old-style tube amps were all about the midrange, with rolled off highs and flabby bass. If that is the sound you like, you can certain... 
REF 3 In My System?
I also owned the LS-26 and upgraded after a year to the Ref 3. It is definitely a sonic upgrade and if you have a good deal on it, then I would also "scratch" that itch. The Herron should easily drive the Ref 3. Just call Dan and find out what the... 
Amps for Sasha
Different strokes for different folks. I know of examples of people driving them with 100+wpc SS amps and not being happy with the bass performance they are getting. As with all things if you can audition the amp/speaker combo you are contemplatin... 
Amps for Sasha
I doubt that the Pass Labs INT-30A will be able to drive the Sasha's bass to satisfying levels. The Sashas have a dip down to 1.8ohms around 80Hz. From John Atkinson's measurements section:On the other hand, the Sasha's plot of impedance magnitude... 
Got the table now I need a good arm and cart combo
Brownsanandy...choice of cartridge is not only a function of the matching tonearm but also of the phono stage you plan on using. Also, if you really want helpful suggestions, it would be advisable to give a range on budget otherwise you will get s... 
any laptop has spdif output?
The easiest thing to do is to get a USB-to-S/PDIF converter. Both the Halide Bridge and the Musical Fidelity converter recently got a big thumbsup in Stereophile and TAS and are relatively inexpensive. They also support USB asynchronous transfer m... 
NSMT Speakers?
Here's a review of the NSMT 100M speakers from Positive Feedback: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue54/nsmt.htm 
Any experience with AR Dsi200?
Efner...what speakers are you driving? 
Advice on a turntable for a clean midlevel system
What's your budget (we get that it's not $10,000 but that leaves a lot of room :-))?