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Transistor Research Labs ST-225 Integrated amp
I'm an integrated amp kind of guy so I really appreciate reviews like this...thanks for the review Jack...although I think I hear the tube camp close on your heels. ;o)Deb...there is a picture of one for sale right now...it definitely looks like i... 
VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3?
I think that being that lots of your equipment already has 3 letter designations EAD, ATT ,RCA etc. that you probably be very happy with any of the options you listed as they all contain only 3 letters also...although Phi might be kind of hard to ... 
Home Grown Audio Cables
I just noticed that the price has risen considerably in the past 4 years.Jeff...the reason I initially went with the silver lace over their other offering (now it looks like their are 4 different cables but the silver lace is still essentially the... 
Home Grown Audio Cables
The sound of my HG silver lace IC's are anything but thin and brittle in my system. I bought my first pair 4 years ago...gave the front end, integrated and IC's to my Dad...Bought completely different equipment yet still stuck with the silver lace... 
its all about the music,no way hose
Bigjoe...my comments were entirely tongue in cheek...I love the look of the Rowland gear personally more than any other gear on the market...I also see the industrial art side of our hobby and have appreciation of the work that goes into the case ... 
Best Cd Player under $100,000
Trelja...My player has started to have reading problems on discs that are less than perfect...but I'm sure that if you are looking at such a marvelous player...your discs are probably all in absolute Mint+++ condition.However...due to stric Agon R... 
Best Spooky, Moody, Atmospheric Home Theatre Demo
first one that came to my mind is 'Cube'...the original one's opening scene...there were a couple sequels also but the first was the best...I've seen the other movies also and admit that they are also excellent recommendations...it's just that 'Cu... 
its all about the music,no way hose
Music? What's that...I just like the shiny objects...if I could only have a full blown multi chassis Jeff Rowland system sitting in my living room...so I can just sit there and marvel in it's sparkle...seriously...it doesn't even need to have the ... 
DK Design Group X-Dream - wow
Maybe if you infused the pumice with various metals it would increase the structural rigidity of the cabinet allowing it to withstand the torque that is applied. I suggest various metals as I think that light show produced by the cabinets conducti... 
Most beautifull turntables today....
see...you guy's are all blingin'...isn't that what it's all about...without pimps...there would be no high end audio.now all we need to do is incorporate words like phat, shizznit and da bomb into our audiophile vocabulary and I think we'll be on ... 
Most beautifull turntables today....
I'm not even a vinyl guy...but I have to say that the VYGER Indian (I think that's the one) looks pretty impressive...almost like it could walk its way over to you when it is time to flip the record.another interesting one... is the Nottingham Ann... 
Best palindrome
and even more different...if women go through menopause...why don't men go through womenopause?why is it that we park on driveways and drive on parkways? 
FIY, one of best Bass Test Discs
I'm a bass fan myself and will definitely check out that disc...another all bass disc that i have that might interest you is 'SuperBass 2' on telarc discs...it's Ray Brown, John Clayton and Christian McBride all on standup acoustic bass'...I bough... 
Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon?
civil...you wanna see civil...lolhttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1122090265&read&3&4&I think we may be worse over here.let's get readdddy to rummmmbbbbllllleeeeee!!!!!!thank God I stayed out of that one...hahaha 
Car Audio Newbee
honestly I am so dated on car audio that it would be like asking me a question about home audio and I would then recommend the best stuff from 1987-1994...I can say one thing though...the Levinson system in the Lexus LX 470 is pretty dismal compar...