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has anyone heard zingali overture 1's? de capo's?
I owned 57's for nearly 20 years. I've had several speakers since then and currently have the de Capos in my system. I'm quite pleased with them. 
tube upgrade for first sound
I can't hear the difference either, and there's the POV that half of all recordings are inverted anyway. But I have my speakeer leads reversed at the amp just the same as Emmannuel Go is quite insistent about this.And Paul, as many have mentioned,... 
Anyone hear the Caravelle speaker and not like it?
Alex, the 2.4's were introduced at $3900 and are now $4400. Were you thinking of the 1.6? 
Anyone hear the Caravelle speaker and not like it?
TWL, is it possible to hear this speaker anywhere, i.e., are there any dealers? 
Tivoli Model 1 vs. Model 2
I do not recommend the clock radio, however. 
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Sistrum Platforms under floor standing speakers
I tried them under my Thiel 2.4s. Starsound recommend two points in front and one in back, but this was not stable and I had to reverse the arrangment. I did not care for the way the Thiels looked on the platforms and ended up going without. 
Anyone remember Square Deal in Patchogue L.I. ??
>PatchogueHow do you pronounce that? 
Klipsch love them or hate them.
Careful about that! You know what happens around here when the boyz think there might be a female audiophile in our midst. 
Jeff Rowland 201 or 501 for high current demands
Leave them powered. Part of the appeal of these amps is that they consume so little power at idle. 
Ayre CX-7 vs. Meridian G08 ?
Chinanico, what you describe would have me absolutely livid. The first job of a CD player is to PLAY CDs. Will be curious to learn how this resolves, if it does. 
Harbeth Compact 7-ES2 owners: placement question
You might want to ask this question of the Harbeth Users Group, which you can get to at www.smartgroups.com 
Harbeth Owners - What do you think?
Correct, they are "petite". the First Sound is one of the truly great tube linestages.Have you listened at all to ATC speakers? They make a smallish floorstander. 
Harbeth Owners - What do you think?
I am familiar with the HUG and have read it from time to time.I'm using a First Sound preamp and Rowland 201 monoblock amplifiers, with Audience AU24 single-wire speaker cable. Might be overkill.Dodge, sorry if this was mentioned before, but Harbe... 
Harbeth Owners - What do you think?
That's good to hear, but I will be surprised if they do give me everything I am after. I can't imagine that they will deliver detail and resolution at the level of Thiel. We shall see.