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Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s)
You are getting all sorts of advice, all of which is true to some extent. . I would suggest starting with the speakers as you will have an immediate improvement.  Listen to the new ones before buying if possible (if they are really nice, they will... 
Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s)
Aimed too low for your speaker choice 
Best "laid-back" speaker cable & interconnects for all Naim system?
NAIM is synonymous with toe-tapping "in your face" presentation. 
Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s)
The Elacs are an excellent budget speaker, but perhaps you have aimed too low 
Feedback through turntable
Can you wall mount? 
Mcintosh Question- Looking for feedback
Your HALO is an excellent unit. MAC has its own sound, which is somewhat euphonic and many people find pleasing.  I would listen head to head at length  before buying. 
Recommend a budget floor standing speaker less than $1,000
Used or ELAC 
Class D audio vs James Romeyn
Don't forget the NAD M22! 
Anyone know anything about any of this equipment? LINN, AYRE, TICE, ETC.
ho to hifi shark and ebay for prices 
Cleaning Phono Stylus- white residue
Anyone remember when Linn was recommending running the stylus over the striking surface od=f a pack of matches back to front? 
DAC Recommendation around 2.5K
M51 ob HDMI WILL NOT READ SACD, only redbook layer 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Tannoy GRF driven by Marantz 8 classicalKlipschorn 
Amp advice sought for Coincident Total Victory
You may be listening to the wrong tube.I'm driving mine with el84 based Leben CS 300 (new reproduction mullards), 18 watts on a good day, and routinely blast Mahler. Nothing is missing.I don't do Rock n Roll.See Art Dudley's review in S'phile.I'm ... 
Hi End Audio stores in Toronto
Anyone intending to deal with My Kind of Music should be aware of a thread on Audio Asylum. 
Magnepan 3.6, 3.7 or Tannoy Westminister SE
Not quite the same thing, but in a large cocrete and steel loft, I could never get my planar speakers (Martin Logan) to sound right, even with Tact digital equalization. I bought an old set of 14=5 inch tannoy HPDs, which re highly directional, an...