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Krell versus Levinson experience
do yourself a favor go for either pass x series or jeff rowland.i have own both krell and levinson,i will never buy their products again. 
Legacy Focus? A good speaker?
I own this speaker for a year,never could get it to sound right,tried different pwr amps and pre amp combinations including the bryston 4bst,tried different cables to no avail.I agree with the above in the fact that they are very dynamic and i wil... 
Audio Hype!!
matrix,you hit the nail on the head,i'am guilty as the next guy,audio is like an addiction,the changing of eqiupment never ends,very few audiophiles will admit to it and even though,i do accept the fact,that some system's are very musically satisf... 
Do Dealers think it is sinful..........
AVNUT,i no longer surport any of my dealer,s in my area,the lack of honesty and misinformation that seems to fill the showroom floors of these so called hi-end experts is becoming a standard format for selling this expensive equipment,I purchase a... 
CABLES for Tubes?
depending on your budget,ANALYSIS PLUS for shallow pockets and cardas golden cross for the deep pockets.when it comes to no hype or flavor of the month cable,dollar for dollar, analysis plus is the best by on the market.PERIOD 
CONRAD JOHNSON TUBE LOVERS HEAVEN
sawyer,these amps are incredible i had my pair updated with cardas rca and speaker connector's,my speakers are not the most efficient but these handle them with no problem.the cj premier 5's are consider by many to be collecters item. the designer... 
Most Honest Audio Magazine?
as long as the bread and butter for that publisher comes from hi-end audio manufacturers,in the way of full page color advertisements and other costly marketing propaganda, honesty won't be #1 priorty.it's about money AUDIOPHILES. 
speaker upgrade
PBN MONTANAS,incredible dynamics but yet very detailed and refined.the eps and xp models are in your range.good luck. 
what is everybody listening to right now
eddie palmieri,ruben gonzalez,hector lavoe,poncho sanchez, miles davis. 
Balanced or single ended with Res.CD-55?
on the cd50 the output voltage is different single vs bal, on the cd 55 both type of output connections have the same voltage gain.i prefer single ended on the 55 using analysis plus silver interconnect. 
Interconnects for Tube amps
ANALYSIS PLUS.period.incredible value for the money. 
Who R U?
I,am 35 years old,live in new jersey,started my love for music and audio equipment since my high school days where i would dj at local party's and wedding's.Did a 1 year intern at the apollo theater in harlem N.Y. as a sound engineer after graduat... 
All-time best recordings for romance
try HUMBERTO RAMIREZ,album title,loves songs.incredible jazz ballards. 
Recommended BLUES recordings
try miles davis,kind of blue on columbia #ck 64935 and mighty sam mcclain, soul survivors on audio quest. lots agree it's miles davis best work.kind of blues have several re-issues you must get columbia ck64935. 
Resolution Audio Vs. Wadia
in having had the wadia 860,860x,cd50 and now presently the cd55,all great players,but for value and performance the cd55 is by far the most musical in it's class.