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Large room fix
I need to place the speakers very close to the back wall around 8 feet apart. They are far away from the side way though. Can you please give some specific examples of the speakers you would recommend. 
"mini" monitors for Primaluna prologue two
I also recommend the music hall cd 25.5 with the Prima luna. This CDP sounds much better with this amp than my SS Mac where as my Rega P9 TT sounds better with the Mac.....go figure. 
tubes and analog
The Graham slee unit had much more detail across the board...mostly in the lower end. Basically the Graham slee gave me "punchy" base where as the AES tube unit was very "muddy" in comparison. Further, the Graham slee SS unit did not sound dry or ... 
tubes and analog
Kind of off topic but....one other "problem" with my analog rig is that recordings either sound stunning or not so good. where my Digital all sounds "great". Is this again a problem with my cart and phono pre. 
tubes and analog
is an adjustable loading phono stage only important for future flexibilty in cart changes? 
33 vs 45 speed quality
Thanks for all your input. In truth I have not compared similar recordings in both 33 and 45. I guess I was expecting something similar with the difference from LP to Cd which was a BIG difference. The switch to LP was real eye opener. The fuss ov... 
cello music
thanks for all the suggestions. I bought one on CD and ordered another recommendation on vinyl. Like I stated at the beginning of this thread....this is my first step into classical music. For some reason I find "simple" one type of instrument(cel... 
cello music
The music is listened to was on Bach: The Cello Suites Inspired By Bach  
tube preamps
Is the eastern electric "mini max" still in production? I went to the website and it looked like it hasn't been updated since 2003. 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
This is not price fixing. "Price fixing is an informal agreement between direct business competitors selling the same product regarding that product's pricing". A method of "price fixing" is for direct competitors to agree to set minimum price con... 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
You are mixed up. The manufacturer has the right to pull the line from any dealer who breaks the rules of the ML dealer contract. The rules can include discounting. Dealers can choose to bend this rules (and discount) and in most cases the manufac... 
please help with new purchase
Thanks for all your help. I ended up buying a used Rega P9. 
please help with new purchase
Can you please explain this "Also make sure the cartridge's output matches the Mac's phone stage gain". 
Absolute newbie question ??
Can you give an example of a mid level system?