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BAT VK 75SE and ARC VT 100 MKIII
75W & 100W probably not much difference in power. I have S805s and there was only marginal differences betw. 300W (bryston), 150 W (pass), 100W (ARC VS110). I have a bookshelf with medium sized room so floorstanders 803 and up are different. I... 
Avalon vs Kharma
Guys, Ain't got no big bucks, man. The diamond is most definitely out of the question unless my 1(900)FengShui start picking up. Maybe bringing Krispy Creme to China? William Hung Fan club?I was hoping to repo an used Eidolon, Opus Ceramique or ne... 
Bryston 4B-SST and Audio Research SP-16
Should try a Cary Spl 308 pre. I had that combo and it was very synergistic. Very musical yet dynamic. Some said the slight whitenss/grain (whatever that means)in the ARC SP16 can be exacerbated with Bryston (mildly bright). The Hovland which tend... 
Avalon vs Kharma
Thanks a lot guys. Is the Opus Ceramique better than the Opus is a 16 x 24 room? 
Review: Dynaudio Confidence C1 Monitor
Thanks for the excellent review 
Personal amp evolution
Rotel 1060 Classe 151Audio research VS110Bryston 4BSSTPass Lab X150.5 
Opinions on Sunfire Amps
Thanks guys. Bigjoe, it must be painful to own 16 amps that sucks. 
Solid state amp ultimate stop...
Nothing beats a Bose acoustic 5. 
RCA to pass X150?
Thanks guys. The output impedance is quoted at 2K Ohm and the input for pass is 22K Ohm. On these numbers, it would be an OK match. However, stereophile tests indicated output imped. rise to 4700 Ohm at 20 Hz. It is less than ideal. I am going to ... 
Preamps: Bryston vs Classe
For amps, Classe imparts an (?artificial) warmth which makes voices and strings more natural. It's a little rolled off at HF. The exterior design and quality is superior to Bryston. I never had reliability issues with Classe. Bryston is more detai... 
Tube Amplifier Rec. for Proac 1.5 or D 15?
For the EL34, try Cary V12 50/100W. Used around 2000.00 
Seperates or Receiver on a Budget
Consider the Sunfire Ultimate receiver if u go receiver route, it should rivals some low-mid price pre-pro. 
JMLab Micro Utopia Be vs Dynaudio Special 25
warrenh,are they better than the caravelle? 
Cary v12 or Audio Research VS110
Both good but very different. V12 has a more liquid midrange and VS 110 has better base control and top end extension. Trade-off inherent in EL 34 vs 6550 and design philosophy. I have more exp. with VS 110; it is much improved with JJ KT88 in all... 
New Metronome Kalista CD Transport
It was also reviewed positively in some asian audio magazines. I found the english magazines express negative opinions more freely. HiFi plus found Classe SACD not up to par with redbook and said it straight. Sorry to deviate from topic.