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so what do you do when listening?
Jgiacalo you are a lucky man. My wife's not a music lover like I am. 
Stevie Wonder-As
I messed up. Yes Onhwy61 what an oversight on my part to not mention "Fulfillingness First Finale" along with Stevie Wonder's other great recordings. 
Stevie Wonder-As
So glad to read that someone here decided to bring up Stevie Wonder. His music sounds great today as it always did in the past. And the remasters are very good. The tag "genius" has been used for others but he is real one. "Music of My Mind," "Inn... 
Interconnects and Speaker Cable Recommendations
I have the Reality Speaker cables and balanced IC's and they work well in my setup. 
go where after vandersteen 2ce
I would take the previous advice and not make a snap judgement in the short time. I'd listen to the new speaks for at least a week, maybe 2. Throw all your favorite and best known music at them and see if you still feel this way in a while. Synerg... 
Opinions wanted
Recently I heard good things about Onkyo for home theater. 
NAD M5 v NAIT CD5i and CD5x
I had the M3. If you like your sound laid back and warm and likely a similar signature from the M5 (have not heard it), then go with NAD. The build quality is very good and the M3 is a beautiful piece. 
Philps MC 50 Mini System beats my high end setup
Thanks for your thoughts Rich. To me the unit is just a match of good all around speakers to electronics. 
You know you're an audiophile if--
you spend hundreds of dollars on audio stuff as easily as you spend $10 on other things. 
Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Extrema
Reality cables. Great value for the money and Gregg Straley is a fair and honest guy. 
Gershman Black Swans
A friend of mine raved about them a year or so ago and says they are awesome though I've never heard them. He goes to some of the shows. You might email member frankie_u. 
Breaking In New Speakers...
Whatever you do, be careful with the volume, be patient as possible and don't overdrive them. 
Opposite effect with cardas/Ayre CD
I used the Purist Audio disc on one of my previous systems and afterwards the change was all for the worse. I got a refund for the disc from the dealer and never used one again. 
Power Plant Premier making sound worse?
Solecky, on another forum I read about the Acrolink power cord with the Oyaide 004 connectors being great with PLC's. A well respected fellow with plenty of power cord and general cable experience espoused this opinion. If I still had the PPP I wo... 
Why Can't I Get The Right Sound? Krell pre + PSB's
Sounds_real, you make a great point. When that level of realism is achieved it must be magical. I haven't been able to get to that level of realism in my room. Kudos