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What speakers sound as good as Sonus Faber
That is a very funny question, you know. I have one too, Which car is as beautifull as Honda Civic? 
My experience with ATC SCM 12
I have to add that ATC were replaced by Triangle towers (no holographic micro-detail, but better stage and spiky engaging sound). ATCs are phenomenal speakers, but I’ve noticed two things with them: 1. Digital source always produced better sound i... 
Which low output MC cartridge
I found adjustable phono stages to be the worst compromise, especially with LOMC carts.Look into Graham Slee line of products particularly "Reflex" phono amp.Denon 103R or 304 would be my choice of carts.Speakers are undoubtedly would be the next ... 
Oppo vs Rega or Wadia
$10,000 dollar player will usually be as good as $70.00 DVD-drive of your average PC or Laptop. I suggest to wait a few months/years until desperate Audio manufacturers will come out with "special", "AUDIO FIDELITY" stickers for Chinese laptops an... 
suggestions for a warm cd player not too much $$
Warm CD-player? I have heard everything now.:)Try cold cables with warm power cord and lukewarm audio-mat for your CD player that should do it, yeaa-a. 
Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ?
LebenMusic Hall Maven 
Analog upgrade path for less than $1200
Denon DL 103R- $198.00 newRega P3 turntable- $300-400 used.Graham Slee Reflex C Phono amp- $628.00 new 
Need to buy used integrated about 800 dollars
I second Music HAll MAven . Great clear and open stage 100W per channel. Superbly built. 
Oppo BD83 as a transport
Use your laptop as a CD player to better computer CD/DVD drives uoy need to spend $1500+ on a stand alone CD player, which will be sort of silly. So yes use your PC or Laptop drives for both music and movies. 
which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ?
MM phono stages introduce capacitance which is completely useless for MC carts. I am not technical enough to assess if capacitance would affect the sound adversely, so I would suggest looking into this and finding more professional advise on a sub... 
Triangle sound-signature category. Which brands?
I bought Heliade (3-driver) model from Upscale Audio. Good deal at $699.00. Clean fresh sound , incredible imaging .Tweeter might sound metallic sometimes on bad passages or bad recordings. Bass is dry and insufficient (I usually hate bass), but t... 
Smallest speakers that ROCK
Active ATC SCM 10 or Passive ATC SCM 12. Both can be carried under each arm the question is: How much do you benchpress? 
Tubes vs. solid state.
Yes, in fact, your hearing does adapt to sound and your brain will filter out the most irritating aspects of it to make it more pleasant. That is why the myths of warming-up amplifiers and braking-in the cables exist.BTW, I also love the midrange,... 
Recommend me a new PHONO stage.
I read about these suggestions and also about PS Audio phono stage. None of them "won any awards" in sound department.My fear is that all I would get for extra 300-500 dollars is more features (switches), but pretty much the same sound quality as ... 
Krell or Plinius?
Krell is a very sound distorting amp. It is geared towards Hometheater systems not 2 channel audio. Krell will have BASS and alien sounding "treble" from a distant planet.If you want good amp look at companies that make good speakers like ATC. The...