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ProAc / Krell
I don't want to steer you away from this combo. I am familiar with krell and proac. The brightness of th krell combined with the brightness of the proac tweeter. Ouch! The proac is so easy to drive and the krell is such a beast. The beauty of the ... 
How Important Is The Cdp?
phiilps sacd 1000 and conrad johnson cav50 integrated tube amp.Or musical fidelity makes something called a tube buffer. 
I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah
Tuck&Patti! When I play Patti to demonstrate a system, before the cut is over people take out There pen and paper and ask for the name of the cd. 
Am I crazy????? Try THIS
try to push a boulder. It doesn't move because the boulder push backed absorbing the energy. 
How Important Is The Cdp?
both.there is nothing worse than a bad cdp driving a bad ss device. no offense intended. the good news is there is an explosion of good integrated amps and cdp's in the low price area. tubes are a little more expensive but they almost never sound ... 
Who makes Beautiful / Attractive Speaker Cables?
xlo makes a nice purple. 
Am I crazy????? Try THIS
newbee spkes where designed to penetrate carpet. For bear floors use tip toes. this increases dramtically the pressure (PSI)seen by the floor making it much more difficult to vibrate the speaker. 
Am I crazy????? Try THIS
Being an audiophile you have to be crazy? This is actually the preferred way to do it.greg 
Got money in the bank. Please help
try this. if you find a pair of ml's in the US. You can wire the US funds to the sellers bank account. He can then ship them to a third party(UPS pick up station?)as close to the Canadian border as possible. You can drive across the border and pic... 
OK, I made the leap...
First things First. The kids come back. Harry (of vpi)says, "Rushton and Jphii royalty checks are in the mail." P.S email pictures of grandchildren to Harry. Secondly where is Raul?It was just a short while ago(20years) I B-----d and moaned about ... 
Ground Loop Question
See,http://www.epanorama.net/documents/groundloop/index.htmlPrevious thread: Is cheater plug safe with grounded monster power?See also, http://aikenamps.com/StarGround.htmlgreg 
Really basic brush question
Once you have allowed the dust to collect, slowly slide the brush toward the outside of the record until the entire brush is of the record.Now reach into your pocket, take out your credit card and purchase a vpi 16.5 record cleaning machine with f... 
Suggestions for the best SS amp for Tympani 4a's
These speakers were designed for Audio Research. How about a ARC VT 100 or VT200. The JC 1 is good, also Bryston 7b. The maggies are easy to drive but need power to play loud where they really come allive.greg 
Impedance of biwire-able speakers
Sean my guess is the A+B is parrallel. That means the amp is seeing a 4 ohm load. The fact that they have only an 8 ohm tap for using A and B also suggests it is parrallel. This means that the amp is not designed for anything less than a four ohm ... 
Impedance of biwire-able speakers
Bi amping means TWO AMPLIFIERS. If you have a reciever with multi channel or multi zone you probably will not have a problem. Don't worry. As you can see, I enjoy giving those explanations.greg