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Do Acoustic Zen Adagios still live up to the Hype
My B+Ws have mirrored posts. I may very well be wrong as to what most speaker manufacturers do. I believe I am correct that most amp manufacturers (high end at least) mirror their posts. The big picture is that I want to make sure my Adagios are i... 
Do Acoustic Zen Adagios still live up to the Hype
I am mostly happy with mine. Mine are four months old. Sometimes they sound extremely good, they never sound less than very good, but rarely am I in sonic bliss. I am not getting the degree of imaging I used to get with my standmounted minimonitor... 
Suggestions for a good phono stage
I have not heard the Ray Samuels Nighthawk though I am a fan of his stuff. I do love my Simaudio LP5.3 with my VPI Classic and Benz Glider S LO. 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
I do get a very slight pop too with turning table off. I do not think it warrants replacing the table, nor do I think VPI would/should. Such pops vary with each household and how your wiring is done and also varies with your choice of amp and prea... 
recommendations for TT + arm + cart, around $3.5k
To respond to Elizabeth, seems a shame to give up on the VPI Classic just because it is backordered. I would not think the lag time would exceed six weeks. Hope your Rega P5 meets all your needs. In my case, my dealer had one VPI Classic in stock ... 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
I bought mine from Galen too. He rec'd the Benz Glider to go with it and as it seems that the Benz is on backorder, I am waiting. 
Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging
"and not to use a sub is a HUGE mistake with any speaker, including the 1.6's".Aw, cmon. Maybe using Maggies without a sub is a mistake, but not using subs with "any speaker"? I don't know why I bother to comment about this. I am sure it is obviou...