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Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
Maybe Absolare and Viva would be great, but again power seems limited... 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
thanks very much to all for your interventions. I appreciate very much. Lots of wise advise. The main reason i am here, is that i haven't got much chance to try many things out before buying, since i am not based in the US. I live on a small islan... 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
Hi Dover,Thanks for sharing your experience which is certainly worth, and helpful!!Tube preamp and ClassA solid state seem to be a good way, and very often come around as highly recommended all over the net, especially for large audio systems, whe... 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
Dear Melbguy1 and Marco1, thanks for your input. Audio Note sounds great, but unfortunately don't have the bank for it now, don't know if i will ever have actually!! To power these speakers i guess it would need to be the Kagura model, which is ov... 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
Yes, they are indeed!! For the sake of the discussion, I am actually using Esoteric Grandioso P1 & D1 as source and DAC with G1 masterclock, Coincident Statement Linestage for preamp with WE101D Psvane tubes, amps are Coincident Dragon 211PP M... 
Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland
As we go with a long list of prestigious amp names, i would like to add Hegel, Octave, Lampizator, Audio Tekne, and Triode Corporation...But i guess the Boulder 3050 is the actual absolute reference around, and second i would go Gryphon Mephisto S... 
SET 45 Amp Driving Dynamic Speakers
I fully agree. Some reviewers have badly explained the results of low powered sets, and in any case they will not satisfy heavy rock/metal lovers. They just have the greatest purity and enough sound pressure for pleasurable home listening.My 8watt... 
High Quality Universal Player??
i would say Oppo 103 or 105, or even 105D (Darbee processor) if you want better video images 
Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound
Klipsch are good, big sound, so are Harbeth, Dynaudio. I use the XTZ Master M2 and would recommend them without hesitation. Absolutely great speakers, powerful, detailed at each spectrum level, balanced and more. These are audio jewels unknown in ... 
Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland
this is a very nice thread, full of wise audio enthusiasts and without the craps. I haven't heard all amps stated, and as someone here said, i would never say "absolute best there is" but "my preference", and i would add "maybe absolute best i hav... 
What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?
in my opinion, most very expensive audio stuff are highly overpriced. Cables are the most flagrant of all. The manufacturers play on a psychological level towards very high end customers who can afford it, and on the fact that it is a passion and ... 
Acoustic Zen
thanks for the comment. audiophile for 25years, my system has no flaws (esoteric grandioso system with coincident dragons mkii tube amps) no placebo effect since it's after i tried them that i had serious doubts about their origin - it really degr... 
Marantz SA11S3
Hi,I have the same cd player, but the rest of my system differs a lot (using dac/preamp/power amps *2). So i am using the coaxial output to go to my dac/preamp which makes better analysis.In your system, by all means you should use the XLR option,...