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Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Vince Gill certainly deserves consideration. 
Trying to audition Plinius in NYC
Considering including a Blue Circle NSCS integrated in amongst the contenders.Sonic Spitits (Phil) across the river in NJ would be a good place to start.www.sonicspirits.com 
Edge G 3 vs. JRDG Concerto integrated..
The Blue Circle NSCS got my money. 
New blood needs your Amp/system advice, please.
Start auditioning gear. It doesn't cost anything but your time.If one or more amps don't wake up the speakers then... 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
A bad recording is a bad recording. All a good system does is make a bad recording sound even worse.Go by a boom box and the thing will sound silky smooth. 
Amp for Shahinian Diapasons
The Blue Circle NSCS unit is a match made in heaven for the Shahinian ARC's. 
Downsized and still happy, can it happen?
My seperates have been sold. With absolutely zero sellers remorse.The synergy between my integrated amp and speakers is remarkable.in other words... The sound I hear makes ME happy. 
Krell 400xi ? Arcam FMJ 32? Musical Fidelity A5?
I just went through the get a new amp adventure.Ended up with a Blue Circle NSCS integrated.I could not be happier. 
Jazz Recommendations.
The two CD set from Columbia/Legacy: "The Essential Dave Burbeck" 
Why does my system sound better??
I'll second both timrhu and zargon's hypothesis. 
4 must have hours of baby boomer music?
Little FeatLynard SkinardJoe CockerLed ZeplinFleetwood MacVan MorrisonMeat Loaf 
The Mechanics of WAF
The WAF is often (not always) being used as a scapegoat. Someone made a mistake and rather than say these speakers sound terrible in my listening area the "Wife Acceptance Factor" card is used. 
Bryston vs Simaudio ?
From Canada is Blue Circle's NSCS integrated amplifier. I thought enough of it's sound to have put one in my system.www.bluecircle.com 
Small circulating fan to cool amps
The cooling of computers is a business all in itself.You might do well to do some surfing in the world of computer cooling.I'm afraid you might still end up using a 12 volt supply and don't be afraid to us a variac to control the fan speed.That sa... 
SS intgtd- Ayre; YBA; Sugden; Bel Canto; Accphse ?
I cannot comment regarding the sound of a NSCS unit in the configutration the wish list includes. Mine has the dual shallco's, thus no remote. Plus I was told the unit is unavailable with a balanced input option.My NSCS is just starting to break-i...