cytocycle

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upgrade of lamm/wilson
I own the WP7's and Lamm M1.1's and my next step would be the new Wilson Maxx II's as they throw a wall of sound; plus, do the pinpoint imaging that the WP7's do. It is utterly amazing the speed and volumn that the Maxx's operate with. the typical... 
How do I let go...the ā€œDā€ word
Becareful, if you downgrade you will upgrade with a vengance (past your current amazing setup) when you move to a large place... 
Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE
The Lamm is incredible but I also ruled it out of my system because it doesn't have a remote (plus it has a volumn knob for each channel because it is , also it only has 1 XLR in and out I believe, and I don't know whether it is truely full differ... 
what pre amp and amp setup to buy
Raquel: The Rowland Coherence II is an excellent preamp, and if you get the custom cable from Rowland to run the Synergy IIi off of batteries you get 90-95% of the Coherence II but with two Optoma Batteries (see my system) instead of the beautiful... 
what pre amp and amp setup to buy
I've used the 201's and I own the Rowland Synergy IIi (running on Battery) and it's not boomy. If you like the combo, check out your room accoustics.. www.rivesaudio.com (use the room calc to see where your bass modes are) or www.realtraps.com and... 
TV with HDMI only & VOOM support only DVI
yes they make DVI to HDMI converters you can get a cable terminated this way. HDMI can pass the DVI digital signal and audio on the same cable is the only difference over a longer distance 
best used 2 channel preamp for under $2500
Used Placette Active for ~$2000.. it will amaze you but it will be single ended.. You might consider a balanced preamp as your JC-1's are fully balanced. Maybe a Pass Labs X1 with the older power supply 
Mapleshade records: Pick the best of
third vote for Sweetman.. extremely musical and fun recording! 
Dynamics and Microdynamics
Yes it does have to do with the Tubes.. the wilson's sound aweful with Classe in my experiences... they make the wilson's thin sounding.. Mark Levinson equipment has the same effect in my experiences.. the VTL 450's with the Watt Puppy 7's will gi... 
What is the best Big Screen TV?
www.avsforum.com They have great forum's that discuss the virutes of each technology LCD, DLP, etc plus powerbuys on new equipment for good deals. I like my 103" front projection! Size does matter... 
How is your many titles in your digital collection
600 CDs, 4 SACD, 0 DVDA, 380 DVD's, 40 Vinyl 
Upgrade my Theta or move on?
The CAS III is amazing and so are the extreme's which will kill everything else mentioned. The volumen control is extremely transparent. I have an earlier EAD signature and it is extremely musical for 2 channel but it is still a better 2 channel t... 
Looking to Upgrade Amp & Preamp
As a prior owner of NHT 3.3's, get yourself an NHT SA-3 sub amp (1 or 2) and biamp those speakers.. the results are amazing!!! plus the flexibility is also amazing. Then you don't need a high end high current and you can use a lower more reasonabl... 
Room Acoustics
Sogood is right..do the bass first (www.realtraps.com) and look at treating all the first order reflection points which are left, right, ceiling, floor. The purpose of the first order reflection points (using either absorption or diffusion dependi... 
Narrowing down to JM Reynaud or VMPS...Help
go over to audioasylum.com and ask this on the VMPS forum