drrasta

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My first amp purchase
Odyssey Stratos. See the reviews at www.audioreview.com. Website is www.odysseyaudio.com. Give Klaus a call. 
Newbie needing experts' advice
Soliloquy 6.2 or 6.3 would mate nicely with the tube amps and are nice to look at. Some for sale on A'gon now. Website is www.solspeak.com. 
What to use as a shipping box for Rel storm II
I found that in my area UPS or UHaul has the cheapest strongest boxes. UHaul has lots of packing supplies. Wrap the speaker with a plastic bag, then bubble wrap, then box with combination of peanuts and crushed paper. Then double box it in a large... 
minimonitor for Bat VK60 mono's?
Check out these sites. I have the Taylo refs that I've hooked up to my vk60 monos with decent results.www.northcreek.com = Borealiswww.acoustic-reality.com/portal.asp = Avinci One (kit or assembled)www.tyleracoustics.com = Taylo Reference Monitor ... 
Suggestions of Excellent Hawaiian music?
"Black Sand" Excellent disc!http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TDOV/qid=1011304000/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_75_2/103-8441608-1416627 
best budget hi-fi speakers for my specific system
Soliloquy 5.3 on sale on A'gon for $650 will get you the detail and warmth you're looking for. 
Which monitor speakers are the most detailed...
I second the Taylo Reference monitors. About $1400-1500 used with stands on A'gon or from Tyler Acoustics directly. 
How do you all store CDs?
As they ask at "Car Talk"--how do you feel about your wife?You can always just leave 750 cd's laying everywhere around the house! Otherwise spring for some custom cherry cabinets--that's a great way to justify that you did it just for her! 
High power tube integrated?
I second Chelillingworth on the Rogue Magnum Tempest. It would be a great match-up with the Silverline Sonatinas. Look at the Soundstage review. I think they used a Rogue amp with the Silverlines. 
speaker match with rogue audio
Try a pair of silver lace interconnects from www.homegrown.com. That will be an inexpensive upgrade from the tourmelines (did that myself with a tube pre and Rogue 88). Audition the Meadowlark line-up (esp. Shearwater). 
wanna know my right
Let it go and have a happy holiday! 
Luminous Audio tech, Coincident, JPS, Homegrown
Albert Von Schweikert is using Analysis Plus in his new speakers and endorses the cables generally. That would fit your budget since the vr-4's require biwiring. I've used the CST 1 with good results. 
CJ Premier 12's and Silverline Sonata's??
I'm running the Sonata II's with BAT vk60 mono's. Not lean at all! Compared to various other speakers I've used with them I'd describe the sound as "full range." Even when guitar music is played, the whole speaker gets involved to give a full lush... 
need amp advice
Soliloquy sounds great with tubes. Try a Rogue 88, often on sale here for about $850. 
Is my dealer lying to me?
I bought a d500 for a friend and was favorably impressed by the sound. At least as good as my Anthem cd1 ($1700 list). Hooked it up to an Anthem tube system (Pre1 and Amp1) played through a pair of Soliloquy 5.0's. The system sounded great, very d...