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How to kill 2 birds with 1 stone
Contact Wayne Parham at the www.PiSpeakers.com His company makes, both pro and home audio speakers. Pi speaker forum is also on the Audio Asylum pages. Wayne is very knowledgable and helpful. Good Luck! 
Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C
I am listening Arcadi Volodos on live recording with Levine/ Berlin Phil.O. Best so far! 
Opinion about Sonic Frontiers Control-1?
I own one, and if you had chance to hear it with El34 tubes, you could have noticed fine detail, but 'laid' back nice spacious 'soundstage'. It uses one 12AT7, and two 12AU7. And remember it is not INTEGRATED amp! It is just an amp with volume/bal... 
Best value speakers available
I vote for ACI Sapphire's III. It uses 7" Focal midrange and ScanSpeak 9300 tweeter, biwirable and easy to 'drive'. It has been compared with B&W 805. Newer Le model have improved enclosure and weight almost 30lbs! All for $1200! 
Best acoustical guitar - any type music
David, "Worlds" is great CD(MA Recordings)! I would recommend THE BEST living classical guitarist: John Williams, and his masterpiece "John Williams the Guitarist" on Sony Classical Distant second is "Krusevo" and Vlatko Stefanovski and Dusan Tadi... 
For You: THE most imprortant element...
Most important is accurate retrieving of low level musical information. Without? Musicality and sense of ambience and space, is lost. 
Reviewing the Reviewers
I worked in Las Vegas hotel Golden Nugget, where Stereophile held their> yearly parties, usually at the end of the CES week. As, a matter of fact i> was at the 'gates' along with Mr. Thomas Norton who was greeeting the guests> (i was moni... 
Reviewing the Reviewers
Excellent article! Everything that, most of us knew and suspected, was covered in Mr. Salvatore's questions. If he didn't 'struck the cord', the Astor and Fremer's anger wouldn't be so obvious in their immature response. 
What happened to the "Classic CD" mag?
Tillman is right, the 'Classic CD' was the best source for classic cd collectors and music lovers. I am holding the September issue of '98, where they for first time started reviewing the World Music. Still using it as a guide. 
The universal language?
Very well, i got my list too: 'Krusevo' Vlatko Stefanovski on MA recordings (Yugoslavia) 5 STAR sound&performance! 'The Guitarist' John Williams (SONY)prforming the works of Mikis Theodorakis (Greece) Carlo Domeniconi (Asia Minor influence) 5 ... 
Sonic Frontiers Tech Support is Great
Maybe, over the phone? I haven't had luck using their "TECH SUPPORT" via e-mail. I fixed the problem myself, and it is been a one week already, no replay. Big minus in my book! 
Tube amp problem
Thank you all! I think i found the problem. It is the one of the tube sockets solder is going bad! Couple of hours of work this weekend. 
Tube amp problem
Thanks guys! Troube-shooting in electronics can be a bitch! As Abstract put it: 'Chasing the gosts...' 
My own audio store
Jeff, i was always interested in QED performance, and didn't know where to buy that cable. How do you like it? 
Thiel 2.3 VS Meadowlark Shearwater HR
Audio Artistry Dvorak here on the A-goN for 2+K, add few more amps, and no speaker will come even close! Guaranteed!