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Speaker Ideas upto $2500
Maggies will spoil you for other speakers:O) 
I Changed the rig again
Just dumped my Sophias for Maggie 3.6R's...properly setup they are vibrant, effortless and smooth. Very alive sounding with tremendous transparency and dimensionality. Makes the Wilsons sound slow and closed in...full scale imaging with an acousti... 
Are Harbeths really "all that?"
They are modern day Bozaks...colored but sweet to the ear. Not something one listens to for Audiophile hallmarks but for nice sound. Overpriced nice sound of course, but nice nonetheless. 
Inexpensive and very effective Magnepan tweak
My new 3.6R stands seem quite suitable and stable. What has opened them up and refined their sound is a combination of Cardas maggie jumpers and tweeter attenuater jumpers, placing the removed crossover on wood supports and inserting HiFi Tuning f... 
Speaker Ideas upto $2500
My 3.6R's responded well to the Cardas Maggie Jumper Kit and HiFi Tuning Fuses. I also put a set of MIT Shotgun Biwire speaker cables in....SWEEEEET:O ) 
Getting back into audio and need advice....
The new Mcintosh SACD/CD player uses the same approach as the Sony XA5400ES for about $6500....get the Sony (1 box), a great power cord and IC and laugh at the rest:O ) 
Speaker Ideas upto $2500
I do love Totem as well...for a box design:O ) 
MIT Oracle AC1 input...
Glad to hear your happy with your new purchase...Enjoy!! 
Maggie versus Magico
Both are great speakers and something special for the careful listener. Maggies will give you larger natural instruments suspended in space with more acoustic presence and scale. Magico's are a nice alternative if space is an issue. 
Dynaudio C4 speaker equipment matching
OK, I owned the C4's and they need every ounce of juice the SA-103's are capable of putting out. A new CDP will do nothing for your problem. Nordost cabling is just not that musical and dynamic sounding compared to some other offerings available (... 
Speaker Ideas upto $2500
If you really love music and have a deep appreciation for the sound of live music then you should think outside the box and go Magnepan:O) 
Getting back into audio and need advice....
Sony XA5400ES will amaze you and re-invigorate your love of music...get it while you can before they take it off market! 
MIT Oracle AC1 input...
Yes, the Maggies are a revelation in true musicality and my humble 400xi loves the load and sounds tubey to boot:O) 
Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming.
Good point! I will bow out now as I have some serious listening to do for the Memorial Day weekend:O_ 
The Great Speaker Quest
You might also consider Kef online...great deals on great speakers!