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Chinese Speaker Prices
Thanks everyone. I will stick to Audiogon purchases and North American dealers. 
Accurate vs Musical
Thank you for all of the well informed intelligent answers. Audiophiles on Audiogon Rule! 
Proper approach to Hi End?
My room is not quite square. It is the room over the garage and it follows the lines of the roof. It goes up about 5'on the sides and then angle inward following the roofline. Almost like a triangle. Hopefully, this will break up some standing wav... 
Tyler Linbrook Sig. Vs. Salk HT3
check out this existing thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1141407086&read&3&4& 
Proper approach to Hi End?
thanks! Rives Audio has some very useful information. 
salk sound HT3, Linbrook Sig, VMPS RM30
Thanks for the responses. I've noticed that some reviews state that the Salks have a "forward" sound that is similar to the Wilson speaker. Is this true? What other speakers sound somewhat like them since I am likely to wait a while for a custom f... 
salk sound HT3, Linbrook Sig, VMPS RM30
I only say VMPS may sound the best because of the FST tweeter, and the 3 vertical Neo mids. I loved the midrange when I owned Maggies and it seems like the VMPS places strong emphasis in that area. 
Maggie 1.6QR versus "high-end" monitors.
Is anyone familiar with the VMPS line, especially the RM-40? From the reviews and forums at www.harmonicdiscord.com they could fill the gap between planar and dynamic speakers. 
Best sounding CD player for 6,000.
I have not heard all of the aforementioned players but the best i've heard is the Electrocompanient EMC-1. The Sony SCD-1 with the ModWright "Absolute Truth" modifications is worth checking out too. With one of Modwright's "Direct Mod" options you... 
Theta v.s. Sim Audio
Thanks for the informative posts. I totally agree with Keith that the Maggies need LOTS of power. I guess that I would not do myself justice in the long run if I take the cheap way out with one 5 channel amp. Maybe I will look to the used market a... 
Best 5 Channel Amp
Theta hands down! I've heard great things about the Sim Audio Moon Titan. 
Maggie 3.6 amplification concern
Just curious, has anyone used the Bel Canto or PS Audio amps with Maggies? 
Bi-amping speakers - Vertical or Horizontal
There is a great article by Greg Weaver of Soundstage that explains the pros and cons of vertical vs horizontal. http://www.soundstage.com/synergize/synergize031998.htm 
What is the best amp setup for Magnepan 3.6 ?
I thought that OTL amps were optimzed for 16 ohms? 
How to match ohms with amps & preamps
Thanks. At least that gives me something to go on. Does the same apply for digital sources plugged in directly to an amplifier?