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best integrated amp.
Look at Raven. 
Buying Without Audition
Volsfan, I too spent a lot of time looking at Salk/Murphy speakers. The SS12's were out and looked promising but ran into production problems. Jim was very open and honest as far as the different lines' attributes. Ultimately, what did you decide ... 
Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?)
Zu speakers last. 
Zu Druid & Definition Roundup
Anyone on this thread heard the Zanden 9500 with the Def 4s? Like the 845s but can't audition. 
Pls share your experience with Zu Soul or Zu in general
I have both Def 4s and Omen 1Bs. Both were a little intense out of the boxes. All tube system. They could be said to be a little tizz-boom initially. Here is my take.They're clear, no smoothing of the edges speakers. Crossoverless, phase coherent ... 
Tube Phono Stage or Tube Integrated- help!
I know of two for sure. Balanced Audio Technology VK P10 Se has around 80db gain and the Allnic H-3000 around 75db. If you look for a while you might find the BAT for 3K or a little less. Saw the Allnic on here around 6 months ago for around 4K. N... 
Buying Without Audition
I bought my whole system piece by piece without auditions. BUT I did study for about a year all things audio, primarily on this site. I began to gravitate towards time aligned, crossoverless, high efficiency speakers and balanced fully differentia... 
Performer-in-Room Quality with Speakers?
There is a pair of Zu Druid Vs just listed on this site. You might want to look at them. Single full range driver with a first order crossover to the tweeter. Haven't heard the Vs but Have a pair of the Def4s from Zu and they are astounding. The D... 
Linear arm recommendations
Vote #3 for the Trans Fi. Disclaimer, if you like, I do own one. 
Linear Tracking Turntables - Best??
There is no getting away from anti skate's complications. Not to be adamant about LTs because once you delve into the compromises with them questions do arise. I do own a Trans Fi and the air cushion under the angled bearing, if you can call it th... 
System synergy or mix and match
I've always had a Mac tube piece in there somewhere. Just makes the music nicer to listen to.  
Bi Amping
Bi amp with identical amps. 2 stereo amps, or 4 identical monos. If you do otherwise you will introduce phase, frequency response variations, gain variations under different input voltages, and will never get the coherence you might otherwise achi... 
Help! My system is very bright it hurts my ear
Big Oriental Rug, Thick. Buy about 5 boxes of Owens Corning 703Mullard tubes-tone down a system like no toherDedicated lines-electricity pollution gives a frenetic edge to an otherwise nice audio signal. It probably won't matter what you do until ... 
non parallel walls in listening room
A little late here but yes, a small variation from parallel will benefit you here. If you purposefully make the room asymmetrical to some degree nodes will be far less likely to reinforce or cancel. Alcoves of any size are bass collectors so stay ... 
Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation
Raul, with all due respect I don't need you to tell me what music sounds like at a live performance. Sweetness is, for me, found in the nuances and undertones. I have had a few MMs that miss a good part of this. Just curious, and directed my post ...