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Best Holiday CDs?
Soul Chrismas - Rhino 1994 
Best sounding CD of Brass?
Jazz at the pawnshop 
Best Zip Code for Perfect Life
San Diego - North County 
Speaker Cable Suggestions?
Harmonic Tech pro 9's 
New Speakers
Thiels 
best amp
Pass Labs X series 
Cheap SACD Player or wait for DVD Audio?
Get a cheap sacd. I like the SCD-1 - balanced outputs, and can be used as great transport later on. Sony/Philips/Marantz probably won't come out with a DVD-A. Check out the new multi-purpose players before you buy. 
SF Power 1s with Thiel CS 2.3s Enuf Pwr?
I have a pair of Thiel 2.3's. They love alot of power. The only tube amp that sounded good was Audio Research Ref stuff about 200 wpc. I ended up buying new pass labs gear x-150 and x-1. They sound awesome. I read an old sterophile article stating... 
The best combo under 3K.
Denon AVR system 
Which Preamp?
Pass Labs x-0, x-1 
Best Car Stereo
In Dash TV’s, Home/Car Theater – Sony, Alpine, Eclipse, Panasonic Head units new- Nakamichi in dash 6-disc changer (Single din head unit), great dac. Old Audiophile Head units Alpine 7909, Sony RMS2001 Amps - Adcom, Alpine, Phoenix Gold, ADS, Milb... 
Help With My Next Upgrade Please
I like the SACD players, Sony SCD-1, Marantz. Try some older Theta(dac,transport. Or buy a great digital dac, with upgrade options, cal audio, meridian, wadia. 
Horrific Confession and Question
Go with your gut. Personally I don't care for Bose. My best advise is, if you can't here the difference then don't buy it. What does your main system consist of? Will it integrate with bose? 
What CD is your System Reference
Ye old faithful. Jazz at the pawnshop 
Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less
I love my pass x series. x-150($4k) or x-250(6k)